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Santee tap water quality report.

Santee tap water: lead 0.0011 mg/L, 0 health-based EPA violations on record for Padre Dam MWD. Plain-English report and a free home water test.

Measured EPA results for Padre Dam MWD

  • Lead (90th percentile): 0.0011 mg/L, the 2023 to 2025 monitoring period (federal action level 0.015 mg/L)

5 measured results on file across every sampling period the EPA publishes.

EPA compliance record

Padre Dam MWD (PWSID CA3710037) has no violations in the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System.

Common questions about Santee tap water

Is Santee tap water safe to drink?

Padre Dam MWD has no health-based EPA violations in the last three years. Its measured lead results are listed on this page. What your own plumbing adds is a separate question, which is what the free in-home test answers.

Does Santee water have lead in it?

Padre Dam MWD's most recent Lead and Copper Rule result, from the 2023 to 2025 monitoring period, measured 0.0011 mg/L of lead at the 90th percentile of tested homes. The federal action level is 0.015 mg/L, so the system result sits under it. Lead usually enters water from a home's own pipes and fixtures, so a single house can differ from the system figure.

Has Padre Dam MWD had EPA violations?

No. The EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System lists no violations for this system.

Where does Santee's water come from?

Padre Dam MWD serves about 93,980 people in San Diego County and relies mainly on surface water. It is public water system CA3710037.

How do I find out what is in the water inside my home?

Text 949-414-9944 for a free water test. A local FilteredWTR tech screens the water at your own faucet for hardness, chlorine and sediment and explains each reading while you watch. The visit is free, and afterward the decision stays yours.

Free local water test

See your own water in person before spending money on treatment.

A local FilteredWTR tech screens the water at your faucet for hardness, chlorine and sediment and explains each reading while you watch. The visit is free, and afterward the decision stays yours.

Text 949-414-9944 for a free water test

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