City Officials: Oxnard water is clean and safe
The City of Oxnard says their water is clean and safe from nitrate contaimination.
Citizens were reportedly concerned due to contamination with the Vineyard Avenue Acres Mutual Water Company (VAAMWC), which is a private and separate water system.
Oxnard provided its own water to residents. There is no physical connection between the two water systems so there is no risk of contamination.
The State Water Resource Control Board made VAAMWC inform their customers that the system had exeeded the maximum limit allowed for nitrates in drinking water.
The City of Oxnard’s Water Division performs routine water quality sampling and analysis throughout the service area on a weekly basis. Nitrate is sampled routinely and analyzed by an independent laboratory. Technology is also in place that constantly monitors nitrate levels.
