Drinking Water - SAFER Dashboard Failing and At-Risk Drinking Water Systems
The Division of Drinking Water (DDW) identifies Failing and At-Risk community water systems and K-12 non-transient, non-community schools. This information is displayed online in the Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience (SAFER) Dashboard. The data utilized for this assessment is derived from multiple sources: self-reported from water systems, data generated by DDW staff, other California state agencies, and U.S. Census. The data sources, calculation methods, Failing and At-Risk criteria, etc. are fully documented in the annual Drinking Water Needs Assessment report which is published annually on the State Water Board’s website.
Data files
| Data title and description | Access data | File details | Last updated |
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Drinking Water Risk Assessment Public Flat File | Download | CSV | 04/17/23 |
Supporting files
| Data title and description | Access data | File details | Last updated |
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Risk Assessment Data Dictionary (PDF) This file contains the definitions of the data displayed in the SAFER Dashboard. | PDF 232.33 KB | 02/10/23 | |
Risk Assessment Data Dictionary (Excel) This file contains the definitions of the data displayed in the SAFER Dashboard. | EXCEL (XLSX) 33.61 KB | 02/10/23 | |
2024 Drinking Water Needs Assessment The Drinking Water Needs Assessment, required to be carried out by SAFER Program, is an annual analysis of Public Water Systems, State Small Water Systems, and domestic wells. The Needs Assessment is comprised of four components: the Failing Water System List (Failing list), the Risk Assessment, the Cost Assessment, and the Affordability Assessment. The appendices of the report detail the data sources, calculation methodology, and scoring approach used to generate the data displayed in the SAFER Dashboard. | PDF 7.07 MB | 05/01/23 |