Tasco Spreckels Water Company
EPA ID: CA2710023 · 1,772 people served · 8 ZIP codes
Even though Tasco Spreckels Water Company accumulated 3 violations over five years, all have been formally resolved — the provider currently meets EPA standards for 1,772 people.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Stable · Risk tier: High · 85% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 16 (2022) to 1 (2024). Violation counts have remained relatively steady.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Tasco Spreckels Water Company Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary — Grade B
Service Area Demographics
The Tasco Spreckels Water Company serves a community with a median household income of $96,044 and an estimated 196,107 residents across its service area. Approximately 68% of housing stock was built before 1986, which increases the likelihood of lead service lines and older plumbing.
Environmental Justice Note: 40% of the population in this service area is classified as disadvantaged under EPA's EJScreen criteria. Communities with higher disadvantaged populations often face disproportionate environmental and health burdens, including aging water infrastructure and limited resources for remediation.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Tasco Spreckels Water Company's water is pumped from underground aquifers. Groundwater is naturally filtered through rock and soil, but it can be vulnerable to PFAS contamination, nitrates from agriculture, and industrial chemicals that seep into the water table.
About 1% of homes in Monterey County, California rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Superfund Proximity Note: This service area ranks in the 60th percentile nationally for proximity to Superfund (NPL) sites. Groundwater sources near contaminated sites may face elevated risk from industrial chemicals.
Infrastructure Risk
Detected Contaminants
How Tasco Spreckels Water Company compares to EPA limits
What This Means For You
Consumer Confidence Report Rule at 3 mg/L exceeds the EPA maximum of mg/L.
Comparable Water Systems
Similar-sized systems in California
Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
Tasco Spreckels Water Company (EPA ID: CA2710023) is a community water system in California that serves approximately 1,772 people from groundwater sources.
This system provides water to 8 ZIP codes across 1 community.
Average Home Safety Score: B (74/100)
Based on water quality violations, lead levels, and radon risk across all ZIP codes served by this system.
Violation History
Contaminants Detected
The following contaminants have been flagged in EPA records for this water system:
| Contaminant | Category | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Report Rule | Reporting Failure | 3 | No |
Lead & Copper
EPA Lead and Copper Rule sampling data for ZIP codes served by this system:
| ZIP Code | Lead Level | Exceeds Limit | Sample Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93901 | 0.0063 mg/L | No | N/A |
Radon Risk in Service Area
Dominant radon zone for ZIP codes served by this system: Zone 2 (Moderate Risk)
The EPA recommends testing homes in Zone 1 and Zone 2 areas for radon.
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ZIP Codes Served
Coverage: 2 ZIP codes confirmed via EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 plus 6 additional ZIPs inferred from SDWIS registry data. The EPA-confirmed set is the most reliable; SDWIS-inferred entries may be narrower than the real deployment area.
- 93901 — Salinas
- 93902 — Salinas
- 93905 — Salinas
- 93906 — Salinas
- 93907 — Salinas
- 93908 — Salinas
- 93912 — Salinas
- 93915 — Salinas
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Tasco Spreckels Water Company (CA2710023) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Tasco Spreckels Water Company water safe to drink?
Tasco Spreckels Water Company has only monitoring/reporting violations, which are procedural in nature. The system meets federal health-based standards.
How many people does Tasco Spreckels Water Company serve?
Tasco Spreckels Water Company serves approximately 1,772 people across 8 ZIP codes in California.
Where does Tasco Spreckels Water Company get its water?
The primary water source is groundwater.
Contact Your Water Utility
Public-record contact information for the water utility serving this system. Use these channels to request water quality reports, ask about service, or report issues directly.
Contact information from TASCO-Spreckels Water Company Consumer Confidence Report.
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with this water utility, does not act as its agent, and does not provide customer support for it. Contact details shown are public-record information from CCR filings. For service issues, contact the utility directly using the information above.
Water Source & Treatment
Where this water originates and how it's treated before reaching your tap.
Source: TASCO-Spreckels Water Company Consumer Confidence Report.
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with this water utility. Treatment and source data are sourced from the utility's published CCR filings.
An assessment was conducted for Well 02 in 2001. The following vulnerabilities were found: Agricultural Drainage, crops, irrigated berries, hops, mint, orchards, sod, greenhouses, fertilizer/pesticide; herbicide application, septic systems – high density [>1/acre], Sewer collection systems, and septic systems – low density [<1/acre]. The assessment was conducted for Well 22R (Well 3) in March 2007. The source is considered most vulnerable to the following activities not associated with any detected contaminant: fleet/truck/bus terminal, machine shops, sewer collection systems – residential, farm machinery repair, fertilizer/pesticide/petroleum storage and transfer area agricultural drainage, wells – agricultural/irrigation, historic waste dump/landfills, historic gas stations, underground storage tanks, and mining operations-active. Well 4 DWSAP was done in 2016 and the following vulnerabilities were found: Sewer Collection Systems – Residential, Wells – Agriculture/Irrigation, Landfills/dumps, Confirmed Leaking Underground Storage Tanks, Parks, Housing–High Density, Wells–Water Supply, Transportation Corridors – Road Right-of-Ways (herbicide use) Storm Drain Discharge Points, Strom Water Detention facilities, Railroad yards/maintenance/fueling areas, NPDES WDR Permitted discharges
Treatment regime
How this utility classifies its treatment process and what each reported treatment chemical does.
Treatment chemicals and what each one does
Chemical names are reported verbatim by the utility. Purpose categories are ZipCheckup annotations based on standard drinking-water treatment practice.
Watershed exposure sources reported
Land-use and natural conditions identified in the utility's source-water assessment as potential contamination sources upstream of treatment.
Treatment classification and chemical list sourced from TASCO-Spreckels Water Company Consumer Confidence Report.
Treatment intensity is a ZipCheckup-derived classification based on the chemicals and processes the utility reports. Chemicals and contamination sources are taken verbatim from the utility's CCR filing. Routine federal monitoring and contaminant testing shown elsewhere on this page determine whether the water meets safety standards, not the treatment classification.
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
This system reports zero confirmed lead service lines in its inventory. Unknown-material counts may still warrant verification.
Federal LCRI rule (effective October 2024) requires every public water system to inventory its service lines and complete lead-line replacement within 10 years.
Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Service Line Inventory (Phase 2) · Submitted 2026
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with the utility or state agency. Inventory figures render verbatim from the public LCRI submission cited above; ZipCheckup does not perform inspections or replacements.
Aesthetic water quality
These measurements describe the look, taste, and feel of the water this utility delivers. They are not contaminant violations — they sit alongside federal Secondary Maximum Contaminant Levels (SMCLs) which the EPA publishes as non-enforceable guidance.
Aesthetic measurements from TASCO-Spreckels Water Company Consumer Confidence Report.
Aesthetic measurements are reported by the utility from its annual sampling. EPA Secondary MCLs are advisory thresholds — values outside them indicate aesthetic concerns such as taste or appearance, not health violations. Federal contaminant testing is shown in the sections above.
Hard water detected in TASCO-Spreckels Water Company
Your utility reported water hardness of 389 ppm CaCO₃ (22.7 grains per gallon) in its most recent Consumer Confidence Report. This is in the very hard range and may cause scale buildup, reduced appliance lifespan, and dry skin or hair.
There are three common approaches to treating hard water: salt-based ion-exchange softeners (most effective, require salt refills), salt-free conditioners (lower maintenance, scale prevention only), and reverse osmosis at the kitchen sink (cooking and drinking water only). Aquasana, EcoWater, Pelican, and SpringWell are among the major US brands.
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Hardness data parsed from this utility's most recent Consumer Confidence Report. Severity bands per USGS hard water classification.
Notable events and violations
This section summarizes events the utility chose to disclose in its most recent Consumer Confidence Report, plus any federal compliance violations the utility recorded against itself. Both lists are utility-authored — ZipCheckup does not audit, judge, or reorder them.
Federal compliance violations on record
These entries are taken verbatim from the utility's CCR violations section. EPA defines four broad violation categories: Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL), Treatment Technique (TT), Monitoring & Reporting (M&R), and Public Notification (PN).
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treatment technique · Gross Alpha Particle Activity2023
Well 03 (22R) exceeded the MCL for Gross Alpha Particle Activity in 2023: The MCL for Gross Alpha is 15 pCi/L and the average for all sources was 11.44 pCi/L.
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monitoring2023-01
Failure to Conduct Source Bacteriological Monitoring for First Quarter 2023
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monitoring2023-10
Failure to Conduct Source Bacteriological Monitoring for the Fourth Quarter 2023
Violations record from TASCO-Spreckels Water Company Consumer Confidence Report.
Notable events from the utility's CCR
These bullet entries are the utility's own narration of operational, regulatory, or infrastructure events during the reporting period.
- Well 03 (22R) exceeded the MCL for Gross Alpha Particle Activity in 2023
- Failure to conduct source bacteriological monitoring in Q1 2023 and Q4 2023
ZipCheckup note: items above reflect what the utility published in its most recent CCR. Federal violation records are also tracked separately by the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) — the SDWIS record is the authoritative federal source for any specific regulatory action.
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