Is SANTA MONICA-CITY, WATER DIVISION Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
California · PWSID CA1910146 · Surface water
Population served
89,947
Cities served
SANTA MONICA
State / jurisdiction
California (CA)
PWSID
CA1910146
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 20/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
3 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
PFPeA
22.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxA
17.9
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBA
8.8
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHpA
5.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOAregulated
4.6
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFBS
4.5
—
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 3 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 SANTA MONICA-CITY, WATER DIVISION's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR SANTA MONICA-CITY, WATER DIVISION
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
#1
Clearly Filtered 3.5L Pitcher
BEST FOR PFAS & LEAD
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WHY THIS FOR SANTA MONICA-CITY, WATER DIVISION · Chosen for SANTA MONICA-CITY, WATER DIVISION because PFAS was detected at 22 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 3 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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