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Is CALEXICO, CA Tap Water Safe?

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

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Results for CALEXICO, CA

1 water provider on file serving this city.

Quick answer: CALEXICO's water currently has an open health-based violation on file: Lead And Copper Rule Revisions, a compliance issue since 10/17/2024. This is active, not historical โ€” see the violation detail below for what EPA's enforcement record shows.

Violations on file

Lead And Copper Rule Revisions
Currently open health violation
Found at 1 of 1 provider

Contaminants found

Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2023
Vanadium, Total
Detected: 3.2 UG/L (ppb)
2/26/2025
Cadmium
Detected: 3.7 UG/L (ppb)
2/26/2025
Barium
Detected: 120 UG/L (ppb)
2/26/2025
Aluminum
Detected: 290 UG/L (ppb)
2/26/2025
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 46 UG/L (ppb)
9/11/2025
TTHM
Detected: 86 UG/L (ppb)
9/11/2025
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: 36 UG/L (ppb)
9/11/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromoform
Detected: 2.3 UG/L (ppb)
9/11/2025
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 30 UG/L (ppb)
9/11/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 17 UG/L (ppb)
9/11/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Fluoride
Detected: 0.35 MG/L (ppm)
2/26/2025
Often added deliberately for dental health; can also occur naturally.
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
Di(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
Detected: 3.1 UG/L (ppb)
4/24/2025
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Human-made "forever chemicals" and other substances not yet fully regulated
Lithium
Detected: 59 ยตg/L (ppb)
10/9/2024
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: 22 UG/L (ppb)
9/11/2025
Trichloroaceticacid
Detected: 14 UG/L (ppb)
9/11/2025
Dibromoaceticacid
Detected: 5.2 UG/L (ppb)
9/11/2025
Monobromoaceticacid
Detected: 1.1 UG/L (ppb)
9/11/2025
Monochloroaceticacid
Detected: 2.9 UG/L (ppb)
9/11/2025
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
LithiumPartialYes*Partial
DichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
TrichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
DibromoaceticacidPartialYesPartial
MonobromoaceticacidPartialYesPartial
MonochloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
FluoridePartialYesPartial
Vanadium, TotalPartialYesPartial
CadmiumPartialYesPartial
BariumPartialYesPartial
AluminumPartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
Di(2-Ethylhexyl)PhthalateNoNoNo

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