Is CITY OF BELL GARDENS Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
California · PWSID CA1910108 · Surface water
Population served
11,437
Cities served
BELL GARDENS
State / jurisdiction
California (CA)
PWSID
CA1910108
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 22/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
2 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS above EPA MCL (UCMR5 regulated compounds)
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFOSregulated
23.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFOAregulated
14.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFHxA
9.4
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFPeA
8.9
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBS
5.9
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHpA
4.5
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxSregulated
3.9
10 ppt
Within / n/a
MCL exceedance
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 2 violation-related records with this system in the same reporting quarter as the utility snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
Based on CITY OF BELL GARDENS's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR CITY OF BELL GARDENS
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
#1
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WHY THIS FOR CITY OF BELL GARDENS · Chosen for CITY OF BELL GARDENS because PFAS was detected at 23 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 2 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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