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Quality of groundwater used for domestic supply in the Gilroy-Hollister basin and surrounding areas, California, 2022
Kirsten E. Faulkner, Bryant C. Jurgens | December 1st, 2025
More than 2 million Californians rely on groundwater from domestic wells for drinking-water supply. This report summarizes a 2022 California Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment Priority Basin Project (GAMA-PBP) water-quality survey of 33 domestic and small-system drinking-water supply wells in the Gilroy-Hollister Valley groundwater basin and the surrounding areas, where more than 20,000 residents are estimated to utilize privately owned domestic wells.
Keywords
drinking water, Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program, nitrates, pollutants, water quality