PlainWater

Community Water System · PWS CA3910005

Manteca, City Of

Operator location Manteca, California - 88% of 77 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 84,928 served per SDWIS.

84,928
People served (this PWS) Larger third of systems
77
EPA violations (this PWS) Upper third of systems
68
Health-based (this PWS) Upper third by health-based share
4 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS) Middle third of PFAS-detected systems
Follow published updates (RSS)

Manteca, City Of standing, high SDWIS violation third

88% of 77 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 88% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds). Population rank #600 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Manteca, City Of sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (77), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (84,928; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 88% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 detected 4 PFAS compounds (middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds)).

#600 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#112 of 1,701
Population · CA
77
Total EPA violations on record
88%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

PFAS Detected

4 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

F
Water Safety Score
22/100
Manteca, City Of

Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.

Health-based violations F
68
EPA SDWIS health-based violations on record (MCL, MRDL, treatment technique)
Monitoring & reporting violations B-
9
Non-health SDWIS violations (monitoring, reporting, and other compliance)
PFAS contamination F
0.0190 µg/L
Highest PFAS compound level detected in UCMR5 testing

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
27,552
County
San Joaquin
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
68
Monitoring Violations
6
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Arsenic MCL 57 2013
Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 1993
Nitrate MCL 3 2001
Nitrate MR 3 2024
Arsenic MR 1 1987
Fluoride MR 1 1987
Selenium MCL 1 1987
Fluoride MCL 1 1987
Selenium MR 1 1987

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Manteca, City Of has 77 recorded EPA violations, 67% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 32% carry more. 88% of this system's own violations are health-based (68 of 77), and it ranks #600 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

77 Around the middle fewer violations than 32% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems

Manteca, City Of plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.

Violation volume vs. health-based share

30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total violations (X) and Health-based share (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Frequent and seriousRare but seriousFrequent, mostly paperworkClean record 0200400600 0%20%40%60%80%100% Total violations Health-based share Violation volume vs. health-based share Miccosukee Service Plaza-0, 0%Brazoria - Fort Bend Counties MUD 3-0, 0%Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600-2, 0%Center Water Co-5, 0%Montgomery Co RWD 12-7, 29%Spring Mills Elem School/Hvs-9, 0%Irvin Water District #6-11, 27%Great Bend Industrial Park-14, 0%Nooksack Valley Water Association-16, 31%Glen Park Village-19, 0%Camp Is-Sho-Da-22, 0%Kipling Oaks 1-25, 16%McLouth, City Of-29, 17%Hamilton-33, 0%Pine Valley Plantation-37, 24%Lake Gibson Estates-42, 2%Ticonderoga WD-47, 26%Town of Welaka-54, 0%Township of Blairstown Dpw-61, 0%McIntosh Water & Fire Pro Authority-71, 0%Sunset Ridge Water District-82, 15%South Deerfield Water Supply District-96, 16%Clarkdale Municipal Water System-114, 0%Orange Water Dept-136, 14%Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1-167, 11%Benson Culinary Improvement District-212, 1%Eureka Water Association-273, 0%City of Ballinger-372, 85%Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth-567, 1%Manteca, City Of-77, 88%
30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release.

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 14 of 667 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
6:2 FTS 7/15/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 7/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 7/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/15/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/15/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 7/15/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 7/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/15/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/15/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/15/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/15/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/15/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/15/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/15/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 7/15/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 7/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 7/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 7/15/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 7/15/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 7/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 7/15/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/15/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 7/15/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 7/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/15/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 7/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/15/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 7/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/15/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 7/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/15/2025 3.90 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/15/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/15/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 7/15/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 7/15/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 7/15/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/15/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 7/15/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/15/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 7/15/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/15/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/15/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected

Health-based violations on Manteca, City Of

68 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for CA3910005.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · California State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water

Nationwide peers

77 violations · 84,928 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

What to do with Manteca, City Of

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in California compares on the same EPA violation measures. California systems
  • Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
  • Find and compare another public water system by name or PWSID. Search systems

EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.