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UNION PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT Water Quality Report

Serving roughly 4,774 people in Calaveras County, California.

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for UNION PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT

1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 4,774 people in Calaveras County, California.

Quick answer: UNION PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT has no violations on file. One reading is worth knowing about: TTHM was measured at 93.39UG/L, among the highest of the 97 providers on file in this area. It's the most notable figure in this system's record among its 97 local peers.
Utility UNION PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT Population served 4,774 Owner Local government
No violations on file

Contaminants found

Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2023
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 21.3 UG/L (ppb)
8/20/2025
TTHM
Detected: 93.39 UG/L (ppb)
8/20/2025
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: 90.75 UG/L (ppb)
8/20/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 2.64 UG/L (ppb)
8/20/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Chloride
Detected: 0.92 MG/L (ppm)
1/15/2025
Sulfate
Detected: 0.72 MG/L (ppm)
1/15/2025
Minerals
Everyday minerals that mainly affect taste and water hardness
Sodium
Detected: 1.5 MG/L (ppm)
1/15/2025
Calcium
Detected: 2.8 MG/L (ppm)
1/15/2025
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)
Detected: 10 MG/L (ppm)
1/15/2025
pH
Detected: 6.95 PH
1/15/2025
A measure of how acidic or basic the water is (7 is neutral). Affects taste and plumbing, not a direct health measure.
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Human-made "forever chemicals" and other substances not yet fully regulated
Lithium
Detected: 50 µg/L (ppb)
11/4/2024
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Not currently federally regulated in drinking water.
Calculated Parameters
Values worked out mathematically from other test results, not measured directly
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Detected: 13 MG/L (ppm)
1/15/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Dichloroaceticacid
Detected: 10.2 UG/L (ppb)
8/20/2025
Trichloroaceticacid
Detected: 11.1 UG/L (ppb)
8/20/2025
Aggressive Index
Detected: 8.91 AGGR
1/15/2025
Langelier Index (Source Temp.)
Detected: -3.3 LANG
1/15/2025
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 13 MG/L (ppm)
1/15/2025
TDS
Detected: 41 MG/L (ppm)
1/15/2025
Odor
Detected: 2.8 TON
1/15/2025
Conductivity (at 25°C)
Detected: 32 UMHO/CM
1/15/2025
Color
Detected: 12 UNITS
1/15/2025
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
DichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
TrichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
Aggressive IndexPartialYesPartial
Langelier Index (Source Temp.)PartialYesPartial
Alkalinity, TotalPartialYesPartial
TDSPartialYesPartial
ChloridePartialYesPartial
SulfatePartialYesPartial
OdorPartialYesPartial
Conductivity (at 25°C)PartialYesPartial
ColorPartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
SodiumNoPartialNo
CalciumNoPartialNo
Alkalinity, BicarbonateNoNoNo
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)NoNoNo
pHNoNoNo

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