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Is BISHOP, CA Tap Water Safe?

BISHOP is served by 6 water providers on file with the EPA.

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for BISHOP, CA

6 water providers on file serving this city.

Quick answer: BISHOP's water has no violations on file and no single reading stands out against its peers (6 other providers in this area). It serves roughly 16,793 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 mg/L (ppm)
Found at 2 providers
Combined Uranium
Detected: 2.1 PCI/L
3/24/2025
A naturally occurring radioactive metal. Long-term exposure above the legal limit is associated with kidney effects and increased cancer risk.
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Nitrate
Detected: 0.51 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 3 providers
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.
Chloride
Detected: 1.3 MG/L (ppm)
6/11/2025
Sulfate
Detected: 6.2 MG/L (ppm)
6/11/2025
Fluoride
Detected: 0.16 MG/L (ppm)
6/11/2025
Often added deliberately for dental health; can also occur naturally.
Nitrate-Nitrite
Detected: 0.27 MG/L (ppm)
6/11/2025
Minerals
Everyday minerals that mainly affect taste and water hardness
Magnesium
Detected: 4.2 MG/L (ppm)
6/11/2025
Potassium
Detected: 3.1 MG/L (ppm)
6/11/2025
Sodium
Detected: 10 MG/L (ppm)
6/11/2025
Calcium
Detected: 27 MG/L (ppm)
6/11/2025
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
Gross Alpha Particle Activity
Detected: 3.32 PCI/L
Found at 2 providers
Langelier Index (pH(s))
Detected: -0.55 LANG
6/11/2025
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)
Detected: 84 MG/L (ppm)
6/11/2025
pH
Detected: 7.6 PH
6/11/2025
A measure of how acidic or basic the water is (7 is neutral). Affects taste and plumbing, not a direct health measure.
pH, Field
Detected: 7.5 PH
7/21/2025
Calculated Parameters
Values worked out mathematically from other test results, not measured directly
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Detected: 98 MG/L (ppm)
6/11/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Aggressive Index
Detected: 11.4 AGGR
6/11/2025
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 98 MG/L (ppm)
6/11/2025
Foamingagents (SURFACTANTS)
Detected: 0.061 MG/L (ppm)
6/11/2025
TDS
Detected: 140 MG/L (ppm)
6/11/2025
Conductivity (at 25ยฐC)
Detected: 210 UMHO/CM
6/11/2025
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
LeadPartialYesPartial
ArsenicPartialYesPartial
Chromium-6 (Hexavalent)PartialYesPartial
CopperPartialYesPartial
Combined UraniumPartialYesPartial
PFOAPartialYes*Partial
PFOSPartialYes*Partial
NitratePartialYesPartial
Combined RadiumPartialYesPartial
Combined UraniumPartialYesPartial
Aggressive IndexPartialYesPartial
Alkalinity, TotalPartialYesPartial
Foamingagents (SURFACTANTS)PartialYesPartial
TDSPartialYesPartial
ChloridePartialYesPartial
SulfatePartialYesPartial
FluoridePartialYesPartial
Nitrate-NitritePartialYesPartial
Conductivity (at 25ยฐC)PartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
Gross Alpha Particle ActivityNoNoNo
Langelier Index (pH(s))NoNoNo
MagnesiumNoPartialNo
PotassiumNoPartialNo
SodiumNoPartialNo
CalciumNoPartialNo
Alkalinity, BicarbonateNoNoNo
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)NoNoNo
pHNoNoNo
pH, FieldNoNoNo

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