Is RANCHO CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICT Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
California · PWSID CA3310038 · Surface water
Population served
146,147
Cities served
—
State / jurisdiction
California (CA)
PWSID
CA3310038
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TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 18/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
4 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
16.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFOAregulated
11.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFBA
7.8
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFPeA
7.7
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBS
7.3
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxSregulated
6.7
10 ppt
Within / n/a
MCL exceedance
PFHxA
6.6
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHpA
3.3
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 4 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 RANCHO CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICT's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR RANCHO CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICT
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
#1
Clearly Filtered 3.5L Pitcher
BEST FOR PFAS & LEAD
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WHY THIS FOR RANCHO CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICT · Chosen for RANCHO CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICT because PFAS was detected at 16 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 4 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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