CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FRESNO Water Quality Report
Serving roughly 41,000 people in Fresno County, California.
Data current as of July 2026
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Results for CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FRESNO
1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 41,000 people in Fresno County, California.
Quick answer: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FRESNO has no violations on file. One reading is worth knowing about: PFPEA was measured at 0.016µg/L, among the highest of the 704 providers on file in this area. It's the most notable figure in this system's record among its 704 local peers.
Lead Summary
PFPEA
PFHPA
PFBS
PFOA
PFHXA
PFBA
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
TTHM
Chloroform
Bromoform
Bromodichloromethane
Dibromochloromethane
Dichloroaceticacid
Dibromoaceticacid
Nitrate
Perfluorobutanesulfonicacid (PFBS)
Perfluoroheptanoicacid (PFHPA)
Perfluoroctanesulfonicacid (PFOS)
Perfluoroctanoicacid (PFOA)
Perfluorohexanoicacid (PFHXA)
Perfluorobutanoicacid (PFBA)
Perfluoropentanoicacid (PFPEA)
Radium-228
Gross Alpha Particle Activity
1, 2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane
Utility CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FRESNOPopulation served 41,000Owner State or Territorial 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: 2.5 UG/L (ppb)
7/14/2025
TTHM
Detected: 6.1 UG/L (ppb)
7/14/2025
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: 2.2 UG/L (ppb)
7/14/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromoform
Detected: 1.6 UG/L (ppb)
7/14/2025
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 1 UG/L (ppb)
7/14/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 1.2 UG/L (ppb)
7/14/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Nitrate
Detected: 2 MG/L (ppm)
10/20/2025
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
Gross Alpha Particle Activity
Detected: 3.54 PCI/L
9/2/2025
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Human-made "forever chemicals" and other substances not yet fully regulated
PFPEA
Detected: 0.016 µg/L (ppb)
7/25/2023
PFHPA
Detected: 0.0043 µg/L (ppb)
7/25/2023
PFBS
Detected: 0.013 µg/L (ppb)
7/25/2023
PFOA
Detected: 0.012 µg/L (ppb)
7/25/2023
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
PFHXA
Detected: 0.011 µg/L (ppb)
7/25/2023
PFBA
Detected: 0.0058 µg/L (ppb)
7/25/2023
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Dichloroaceticacid
Detected: 1.2 UG/L (ppb)
7/14/2025
Dibromoaceticacid
Detected: 1.4 UG/L (ppb)
7/14/2025
Perfluorobutanesulfonicacid (PFBS)
Detected: 8.6 NG/L (ppt)
7/22/2025
Perfluoroheptanoicacid (PFHPA)
Detected: 4 NG/L (ppt)
7/22/2025
Perfluoroctanesulfonicacid (PFOS)
Detected: 4.1 NG/L (ppt)
7/22/2025
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
Perfluoroctanoicacid (PFOA)
Detected: 12 NG/L (ppt)
7/22/2025
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
Perfluorohexanoicacid (PFHXA)
Detected: 9.9 NG/L (ppt)
7/22/2025
Perfluorobutanoicacid (PFBA)
Detected: 4.9 NG/L (ppt)
7/22/2025
Perfluoropentanoicacid (PFPEA)
Detected: 14 NG/L (ppt)
7/22/2025
Radium-228
Detected: 0.244 PCI/L
9/2/2025
1, 2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane
Detected: 0.021 UG/L (ppb)
3/27/2025
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.