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EPA SDWIS ยท Humboldt County, California ยท 250 providers profiled

Humboldt County, CA Water Quality Report

Humboldt County is served by 250 major public water systems on file with the EPA.

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

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

Quick answer: Humboldt County has 250 water providers profiled, sorted by population served.

Violations on file

Coliform (TCR)
Older/archived health-based violation
Found at 1 of 250 providers
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Currently open health violation
Found at 6 of 250 providers
Lead And Copper Rule Revisions
Currently open health violation
Found at 18 of 250 providers
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Older/archived health-based violation
Found at 1 of 250 providers
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Currently open health violation
Found at 2 of 250 providers
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Currently open health violation
Found at 1 of 250 providers

Contaminants found

Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0.029 mg/L (ppm)
Found at 64 providers
Copper Summary
Detected: 70.5 mg/L (ppm)
Found at 16 providers
Barium
Detected: 310 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 12 providers
Copper, Free
Detected: 730 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 20 providers
Lead
Detected: 19 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 17 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.
Zinc
Detected: 71 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 7 providers
Manganese
Detected: 790 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.
Chromium, Hex
Detected: 5.8 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 22 providers
Iron
Detected: 7100 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 7 providers
Mostly an aesthetic issue (metallic taste, staining) rather than a health concern at typical levels.
Chromium
Detected: 6.7 UG/L (ppb)
2/20/2025
Occurs in two forms โ€” trivalent (an essential nutrient in trace amounts) and hexavalent (linked to increased cancer risk).
Aluminum
Detected: 370 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
Arsenic
Detected: 8.4 UG/L (ppb)
7/9/2025
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
Chloroform
Detected: 26 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 27 providers
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 13 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 29 providers
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 16 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 28 providers
TTHM
Detected: 42 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 27 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.
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 37 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 19 providers
Bromoform
Detected: 4.7 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 6 providers
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Chloride
Detected: 27 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 13 providers
Nitrate
Detected: 6 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 20 providers
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.
Sulfate
Detected: 34 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 13 providers
Fluoride
Detected: 0.32 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 9 providers
Often added deliberately for dental health; can also occur naturally.
Minerals
Everyday minerals that mainly affect taste and water hardness
Magnesium
Detected: 27 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 12 providers
Sodium
Detected: 21 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 11 providers
Calcium
Detected: 53 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 12 providers
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)
Detected: 190 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 10 providers
pH
Detected: 8.8 PH
Found at 10 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: 3.18 PCI/L
Found at 5 providers
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Human-made "forever chemicals" and other substances not yet fully regulated
Lithium
Detected: 9.48 ยตg/L (ppb)
9/16/2025
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: 200 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 11 providers
Alkalinity, Carbonate
Detected: 5.8 MG/L (ppm)
2/20/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Odor
Detected: 4 TON
Found at 6 providers
Turbidity
Detected: 38 NTU
Found at 8 providers
A measure of water cloudiness from suspended particles.
TDS
Detected: 280 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 13 providers
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 200 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 13 providers
Dichloroaceticacid
Detected: 13 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 23 providers
Trichloroaceticacid
Detected: 18 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 23 providers
Carbon, Total
Detected: 1.8 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 4 providers
Dibromoaceticacid
Detected: 2.7 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 10 providers
Conductivity (at 25ยฐC)
Detected: 460 UMHO/CM
Found at 9 providers
Color
Detected: 15 UNITS
Found at 2 providers
Monobromoaceticacid
Detected: 1.1 UG/L (ppb)
6/2/2025
Radium-228
Detected: 0.677 PCI/L
4/9/2025
Monochloroaceticacid
Detected: 5.6 UG/L (ppb)
7/29/2025
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
OdorPartialYesPartial
ChloridePartialYesPartial
SulfatePartialYesPartial
TDSPartialYesPartial
BariumPartialYesPartial
Alkalinity, TotalPartialYesPartial
Copper, FreePartialYesPartial
DichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
TrichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
Carbon, TotalPartialYesPartial
FluoridePartialYesPartial
ZincPartialYesPartial
ManganesePartialYesPartial
Chromium, HexPartialYesPartial
IronPartialYesPartial
DibromoaceticacidPartialYesPartial
Conductivity (at 25ยฐC)PartialYesPartial
ChromiumPartialYesPartial
ColorPartialYesPartial
AluminumPartialYesPartial
MonobromoaceticacidPartialYesPartial
LithiumPartialYes*Partial
MonochloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
MagnesiumNoPartialNo
SodiumNoPartialNo
CalciumNoPartialNo
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)NoNoNo
pHNoNoNo
Alkalinity, BicarbonateNoNoNo
Gross Alpha Particle ActivityNoNoNo
Alkalinity, CarbonateNoNoNo

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