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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS CA4300833

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

San Jose, California 95128 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 3,000 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

3,000
People served
21
EPA violations
8
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 21 drinking-water violations at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, 38% of them health-based - below the California per-system average.

21
Total EPA violations on record
38%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
3,000
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center is a local-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,000 residents in San Jose, California (Santa Clara County) through 19 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 21 total violations for this system , of which 8 (38%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 10 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 8 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across California, EPA tracks 7,249 public water systems serving 42,404,883 people, with 153,308 cumulative violations and 63,983 health-based violations on record. About 89% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 21.1 violations. Statewide, 447 of 694 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (64.4%).

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center's 21 violations sit below the California average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
3,000
Total Violations
21
Health-Based Violations
8
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
19
County
Santa Clara
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
8
Monitoring Violations
10
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 2009
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 1999
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 2020
Nitrate MR 2 2023
Groundwater Rule Other 2 2024
E. COLI MR 2 2024
Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 1993
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 2025

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID CA4300833 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

California Drinking Water Authority

California State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Santa Clara Valley Medical Center under EPA-delegated authority.

Open CA regulator portal

Source: California State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 SDWIS / CA4300833 / 5200
2024 Groundwater Rule Other 2 SDWIS / CA4300833 / 0700
2024 E. COLI MR 2 SDWIS / CA4300833 / 3014
2023 Nitrate MR 2 SDWIS / CA4300833 / 1040
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 SDWIS / CA4300833 / 8000
2009 Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 SDWIS / CA4300833 / 3100
1999 Coliform (TCR) MR 3 SDWIS / CA4300833 / 3100
1993 Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 SDWIS / CA4300833 / 5000

How Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Santa Clara Valley Medical Center California avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 21 21.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 8 8.8 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 64.4% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 3,000 5,850 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,249 regulated public water systems in California.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Santa Clara Valley Medical Center water safe to drink? ▼
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (PWS ID: CA4300833) has 21 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 3,000 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Santa Clara Valley Medical Center serve? ▼
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center serves 3,000 people in San Jose, California. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 19 service connections.
What type of violations does Santa Clara Valley Medical Center have? ▼
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center has 21 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 10 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Santa Clara Valley Medical Center water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Santa Clara Valley Medical Center use? ▼
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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

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