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Is HAMILTON CITY, CA Tap Water Safe?

HAMILTON CITY is served by 1 water provider on file with the EPA.

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for HAMILTON CITY, CA

1 water provider on file serving this city.

Quick answer: HAMILTON CITY's water has no violations on file and no single reading stands out against its peers (1 other providers in this area). It serves roughly 1,799 people, and the full breakdown below reflects everything EPA and California have on record for it.

Contaminants found

Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0.0018 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2023
Chromium, Hex
Detected: 1.7 UG/L (ppb)
6/24/2025
Strontium
Detected: 400 UG/L (ppb)
6/24/2025
Barium
Detected: 74 UG/L (ppb)
6/24/2025
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 2.4 UG/L (ppb)
8/11/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Chloride
Detected: 15 MG/L (ppm)
7/9/2025
Sulfate
Detected: 19 MG/L (ppm)
7/9/2025
Fluoride
Detected: 0.1 MG/L (ppm)
7/9/2025
Often added deliberately for dental health; can also occur naturally.
Nitrate
Detected: 2.5 MG/L (ppm)
7/9/2025
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.
Nitrate-Nitrite
Detected: 2.6 MG/L (ppm)
6/24/2025
Minerals
Everyday minerals that mainly affect taste and water hardness
Magnesium
Detected: 19 MG/L (ppm)
6/24/2025
Sodium
Detected: 17 MG/L (ppm)
6/24/2025
Calcium
Detected: 37 MG/L (ppm)
6/24/2025
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
Langelier Index (pH(s))
Detected: -0.35 LANG
6/24/2025
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)
Detected: 170 MG/L (ppm)
6/24/2025
Gross Alpha Particle Activity
Detected: 1.7 PCI/L
4/15/2025
pH, Field
Detected: 7.5 PH
6/24/2025
Calculated Parameters
Values worked out mathematically from other test results, not measured directly
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Detected: 160 MG/L (ppm)
6/24/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Dibromoaceticacid
Detected: 2.4 UG/L (ppb)
8/11/2025
Aggressive Index
Detected: 11.7 AGGR
6/24/2025
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 160 MG/L (ppm)
6/24/2025
TDS
Detected: 260 MG/L (ppm)
6/24/2025
Adsorbableorganicfluorine
Detected: 970 NG/L (ppt)
4/8/2025
Conductivity (at 25ยฐC)
Detected: 410 UMHO/CM
6/24/2025
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
LeadPartialYesPartial
ArsenicPartialYesPartial
Chromium-6 (Hexavalent)PartialYesPartial
CopperPartialYesPartial
Combined UraniumPartialYesPartial
PFOAPartialYes*Partial
PFOSPartialYes*Partial
NitratePartialYesPartial
Combined RadiumPartialYesPartial
DibromoaceticacidPartialYesPartial
Aggressive IndexPartialYesPartial
ChloridePartialYesPartial
SulfatePartialYesPartial
FluoridePartialYesPartial
Alkalinity, TotalPartialYesPartial
TDSPartialYesPartial
Nitrate-NitritePartialYesPartial
AdsorbableorganicfluorinePartialYesPartial
Chromium, HexPartialYesPartial
StrontiumPartialYesPartial
BariumPartialYesPartial
Conductivity (at 25ยฐC)PartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
Langelier Index (pH(s))NoNoNo
MagnesiumNoPartialNo
SodiumNoPartialNo
CalciumNoPartialNo
Alkalinity, BicarbonateNoNoNo
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)NoNoNo
Gross Alpha Particle ActivityNoNoNo
pH, FieldNoNoNo

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