CAL-AM WATER COMPANY - EAST PASADENA Water Quality Report
Serving roughly 9,949 people in Los Angeles County, California.
Data current as of July 2026
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Results for CAL-AM WATER COMPANY - EAST PASADENA
1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 9,949 people in Los Angeles County, California.
Quick answer: CAL-AM WATER COMPANY - EAST PASADENA has no violations on file. One reading is worth knowing about: Chromium, Hex was measured at 13UG/L, among the highest of the 601 providers on file in this area. It's the most notable figure in this system's record among its 601 local peers.
Lead Summary
Lead
TTHM
Chloroform
Bromodichloromethane
Dibromochloromethane
Copper, Free
Nitrate
Combined Uranium
Chromium, Hex
Utility CAL-AM WATER COMPANY - EAST PASADENAPopulation served 9,949Owner Private
No violations on file
Contaminants found
Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0.001 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2025
Lead
Detected: 1 UG/L (ppb)
9/9/2025
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.
Copper, Free
Detected: 71 UG/L (ppb)
9/4/2025
Combined Uranium
Detected: 1.2 PCI/L
5/20/2025
A naturally occurring radioactive metal. Long-term exposure above the legal limit is associated with kidney effects and increased cancer risk.
Chromium, Hex
Detected: 13 UG/L (ppb)
7/7/2025
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
TTHM
Detected: 5.9 UG/L (ppb)
7/29/2025
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: 2.1 UG/L (ppb)
7/29/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 1.7 UG/L (ppb)
7/29/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 1.5 UG/L (ppb)
7/29/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Nitrate
Detected: 0.86 MG/L (ppm)
10/14/2025
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.
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.