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EPA SDWIS · Alameda County, California

CITY OF PLEASANTON Water Quality Report

Serving roughly 76,689 people in Alameda County, California.

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for CITY OF PLEASANTON

1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 76,689 people in Alameda County, California.

Quick answer: CITY OF PLEASANTON has no violations on file and no single reading stands out against its peers (50 other providers in this area). It serves roughly 76,689 people, and the full breakdown below reflects everything EPA and California have on record for it.
Utility CITY OF PLEASANTON Population served 76,689 Owner Local government
No violations on file
Also serves PLEASANTON

Contaminants found

Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2025
Copper Summary
Detected: 1.7 mg/L (ppm)
06/30/1992
Lead
Detected: 5.5 UG/L (ppb)
9/13/2025
A metal that can leach from old pipes, solder, and fixtures. Current medical guidance holds there is no truly safe level of lead exposure, especially for children and pregnant women.
Copper, Free
Detected: 75 UG/L (ppb)
9/19/2025
Chromium, Hex
Detected: 1.7 UG/L (ppb)
6/10/2025
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 25.9 UG/L (ppb)
9/18/2025
TTHM
Detected: 67.43 UG/L (ppb)
9/18/2025
A group of disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter. Long-term exposure above the legal limit has been linked to increased cancer risk in some studies.
Chloroform
Detected: 2.8 UG/L (ppb)
9/18/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromoform
Detected: 31.45 UG/L (ppb)
9/18/2025
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 7.47 UG/L (ppb)
9/18/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 25.71 UG/L (ppb)
9/18/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Nitrate
Detected: 2.1 MG/L (ppm)
9/24/2025
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Human-made "forever chemicals" and other substances not yet fully regulated
Lithium
Detected: 9.62 µg/L (ppb)
5/15/2025
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Not currently federally regulated in drinking water.
PFHXS
Detected: 0.018 µg/L (ppb)
2/5/2025
PFOS
Detected: 0.026 µg/L (ppb)
2/5/2025
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
Pfpes
Detected: 0.0043 µg/L (ppb)
8/20/2024
PFBA
Detected: 0.006 µg/L (ppb)
2/5/2025
PFHXA
Detected: 0.0036 µg/L (ppb)
2/5/2025
PFOA
Detected: 0.0042 µg/L (ppb)
2/5/2025
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
PFBS
Detected: 0.0061 µg/L (ppb)
2/5/2025
PFPEA
Detected: 0.0032 µg/L (ppb)
2/5/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Dichloroaceticacid
Detected: 11.9 UG/L (ppb)
9/18/2025
Trichloroaceticacid
Detected: 2.8 UG/L (ppb)
9/18/2025
Monobromoaceticacid
Detected: 1.5 UG/L (ppb)
9/18/2025
Dibromoaceticacid
Detected: 9.7 UG/L (ppb)
9/18/2025
Radium-228
Detected: 0.958 PCI/L
8/12/2025
Filtration considerations: See the table below for how whole-house carbon, under-sink reverse osmosis, and under-sink carbon systems compare against what's actually on file here. These are general system types, not a specific product recommendation.
Contaminant Whole-House Carbon Under-Sink RO Under-Sink Carbon
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)YesYesYes
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)YesYesYes
ChloroformYesYesYes
Chlorine / TasteYesYesYes
Sediment / TurbidityYesYesYes
TrichloroethyleneYesYesYes
TetrachloroethyleneYesYesYes
cis-1,2-DichloroethyleneYesYesYes
1,1-DichloroethyleneYesYesYes
BromoformYesYesYes
BromodichloromethaneYesYesYes
DibromochloromethaneYesYesYes
1,1,2-TrichloroethaneYesYesYes
Vinyl ChlorideYesYesYes
Carbon TetrachlorideYesYesYes
BenzeneYesYesYes
TolueneYesYesYes
XyleneYesYesYes
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)YesYesYes
LeadPartialYesPartial
ArsenicPartialYesPartial
Chromium-6 (Hexavalent)PartialYesPartial
CopperPartialYesPartial
Combined UraniumPartialYesPartial
PFOAPartialYes*Partial
PFOSPartialYes*Partial
NitratePartialYesPartial
Combined RadiumPartialYesPartial
LithiumPartialYes*Partial
PFHXSPartialYes*Partial
PfpesPartialYes*Partial
PFBAPartialYes*Partial
PFHXAPartialYes*Partial
PFBSPartialYes*Partial
PFPEAPartialYes*Partial
DichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
TrichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
MonobromoaceticacidPartialYesPartial
DibromoaceticacidPartialYesPartial
Copper, FreePartialYesPartial
Chromium, HexPartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo

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