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EPA SDWIS ยท Amador County, California ยท 123 providers profiled

Amador County, CA Water Quality Report

Amador County is served by 123 major public water systems on file with the EPA.

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for Amador County, CA

123 water providers on file for this county, sorted by population served.

Quick answer: Amador County has 123 water providers profiled, sorted by population served.

Violations on file

Coliform (TCR)
Older/archived health-based violation
Found at 3 of 123 providers
Lead And Copper Rule
Older/archived health-based violation
Found at 1 of 123 providers
Lead And Copper Rule Revisions
Currently open health violation
Found at 3 of 123 providers

Contaminants found

Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0.023 mg/L (ppm)
Found at 30 providers
Chromium, Hex
Detected: 3 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 7 providers
Iron
Detected: 6500 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 9 providers
Mostly an aesthetic issue (metallic taste, staining) rather than a health concern at typical levels.
Manganese
Detected: 2200 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 7 providers
Mainly a taste/staining concern at typical levels; long-term neurological research at high chronic exposure is ongoing.
Nickel
Detected: 15 UG/L (ppb)
6/9/2025
Barium
Detected: 120 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
Copper Summary
Detected: 2.11 mg/L (ppm)
Found at 3 providers
Copper, Free
Detected: 360 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 7 providers
Lead
Detected: 18 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 4 providers
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.
Vanadium, Total
Detected: 20 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
Zinc
Detected: 94 UG/L (ppb)
5/16/2025
Aluminum
Detected: 65 UG/L (ppb)
6/2/2025
Chromium
Detected: 21 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
Occurs in two forms โ€” trivalent (an essential nutrient in trace amounts) and hexavalent (linked to increased cancer risk).
Arsenic
Detected: 3.4 UG/L (ppb)
6/11/2025
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Long-term exposure above the legal limit (10 ppb) has been linked to increased cancer risk and cardiovascular disease.
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 62.3 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 20 providers
TTHM
Detected: 82.49 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 19 providers
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.
Bromoform
Detected: 4.51 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 3.13 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 16 providers
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 6.53 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 7 providers
Chloroform
Detected: 79.36 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 15 providers
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Fluoride
Detected: 0.42 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 3 providers
Often added deliberately for dental health; can also occur naturally.
Boron, Total
Detected: 1500 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 3 providers
Nitrate-Nitrite
Detected: 7.2 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 7 providers
Nitrate
Detected: 7.2 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 15 providers
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.
Chloride
Detected: 150 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 9 providers
Sulfate
Detected: 110 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 9 providers
Minerals
Everyday minerals that mainly affect taste and water hardness
Magnesium
Detected: 40 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 7 providers
Potassium
Detected: 7.16 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 5 providers
Sodium
Detected: 99 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 9 providers
Calcium
Detected: 72 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 11 providers
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
pH
Detected: 7.43 PH
Found at 4 providers
A measure of how acidic or basic the water is (7 is neutral). Affects taste and plumbing, not a direct health measure.
Gross Alpha Particle Activity
Detected: 3.64 PCI/L
Found at 4 providers
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)
Detected: 304 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 9 providers
pH, Field
Detected: 7.9 PH
Found at 5 providers
Orthophosphate
Detected: 1 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 3 providers
Langelier Index (pH(s))
Detected: -0.2 LANG
7/7/2025
VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds)
Industrial solvents and fuel-related chemicals that evaporate easily
1, 2, 3-Trichloropropane
Detected: 0.0057 UG/L (ppb)
9/16/2025
Calculated Parameters
Values worked out mathematically from other test results, not measured directly
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Detected: 370 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 12 providers
Alkalinity, Carbonate
Detected: 10 MG/L (ppm)
4/16/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Odor
Detected: 40 TON
Found at 6 providers
Dibromoaceticacid
Detected: 5.3 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 5 providers
Radium-228
Detected: 0.704 PCI/L
Found at 2 providers
Combined Radium (-226 & -228)
Detected: 0.724 PCI/L
9/2/2025
A naturally occurring radioactive element found in some groundwater.
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 300 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 12 providers
Dichloroaceticacid
Detected: 31.2 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 17 providers
TDS
Detected: 540 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 8 providers
Conductivity (at 25ยฐC)
Detected: 1100 UMHO/CM
Found at 9 providers
Aggressive Index
Detected: 11.6 AGGR
Found at 4 providers
Turbidity
Detected: 27 NTU
Found at 7 providers
A measure of water cloudiness from suspended particles.
Color
Detected: 13 UNITS
Found at 6 providers
Trichloroaceticacid
Detected: 36.7 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 12 providers
Monochloroaceticacid
Detected: 5 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
Carbon, Total
Detected: 1.9 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 2 providers
Filtration considerations: 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
1, 2, 3-TrichloropropaneYesYesYes
LeadPartialYesPartial
ArsenicPartialYesPartial
Chromium-6 (Hexavalent)PartialYesPartial
CopperPartialYesPartial
Combined UraniumPartialYesPartial
PFOAPartialYes*Partial
PFOSPartialYes*Partial
NitratePartialYesPartial
Combined RadiumPartialYesPartial
OdorPartialYesPartial
DibromoaceticacidPartialYesPartial
FluoridePartialYesPartial
Combined Radium (-226 & -228)PartialYesPartial
Boron, TotalPartialYesPartial
Chromium, HexPartialYesPartial
Nitrate-NitritePartialYesPartial
IronPartialYesPartial
ManganesePartialYesPartial
Alkalinity, TotalPartialYesPartial
DichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
TDSPartialYesPartial
Conductivity (at 25ยฐC)PartialYesPartial
Aggressive IndexPartialYesPartial
ChloridePartialYesPartial
SulfatePartialYesPartial
NickelPartialYesPartial
BariumPartialYesPartial
ColorPartialYesPartial
Copper, FreePartialYesPartial
Vanadium, TotalPartialYesPartial
ZincPartialYesPartial
TrichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
AluminumPartialYesPartial
MonochloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
ChromiumPartialYesPartial
Carbon, TotalPartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
Alkalinity, BicarbonateNoNoNo
pHNoNoNo
Gross Alpha Particle ActivityNoNoNo
MagnesiumNoPartialNo
PotassiumNoPartialNo
SodiumNoPartialNo
CalciumNoPartialNo
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)NoNoNo
Alkalinity, CarbonateNoNoNo
pH, FieldNoNoNo
OrthophosphateNoNoNo
Langelier Index (pH(s))NoNoNo

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