TAHOE CITY is served by 5 water providers on file with the EPA.
Data current as of July 2026
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Results for TAHOE CITY, CA
5 water providers on file serving this city.
Quick answer: TAHOE CITY's water has no violations on file and no single reading stands out against its peers (5 other providers in this area). It serves roughly 5,661 people, and the full breakdown below reflects everything EPA and California have on record for it.
Lead Summary
Copper Summary
Chromium, Hex
Lithium
Lead
Copper, Free
Nitrate
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
TTHM
Chloroform
Bromodichloromethane
Dibromochloromethane
Dichloroaceticacid
Trichloroaceticacid
Contaminants found
Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0.0047 mg/L (ppm)
Found at 4 providers
Copper Summary
Detected: 1.7 mg/L (ppm)
Found at 2 providers
Chromium, Hex
Detected: 1.4 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 4 providers
Lead
Detected: 12 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 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.
Copper, Free
Detected: 110 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 6.4 UG/L (ppb)
8/27/2025
TTHM
Detected: 7.21 UG/L (ppb)
8/27/2025
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: 4.8 UG/L (ppb)
8/27/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 1.8 UG/L (ppb)
8/27/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 0.55 UG/L (ppb)
8/27/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Nitrate
Detected: 0.57 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 2 providers
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: 10.1 µg/L (ppb)
11/14/2023
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Not currently federally regulated in drinking water.
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Dichloroaceticacid
Detected: 3.6 UG/L (ppb)
8/27/2025
Trichloroaceticacid
Detected: 1.7 UG/L (ppb)
8/27/2025
Filtration considerations: General system types, not a specific product recommendation.