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Is EL MONTE, CA Tap Water Safe?

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

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for EL MONTE, CA

1 water provider on file serving this city.

Quick answer: EL MONTE'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 22,968 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)
12/31/2026
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 1 UG/L (ppb)
7/30/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Sulfate
Detected: 41 MG/L (ppm)
9/2/2025
Chloride
Detected: 17 MG/L (ppm)
9/2/2025
Fluoride
Detected: 0.35 MG/L (ppm)
6/3/2025
Often added deliberately for dental health; can also occur naturally.
Minerals
Everyday minerals that mainly affect taste and water hardness
Magnesium
Detected: 20 MG/L (ppm)
9/2/2025
Calcium
Detected: 80 MG/L (ppm)
9/2/2025
Potassium
Detected: 2.1 MG/L (ppm)
9/2/2025
Sodium
Detected: 18 MG/L (ppm)
9/2/2025
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)
Detected: 280 MG/L (ppm)
9/2/2025
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Human-made "forever chemicals" and other substances not yet fully regulated
PFOS
Detected: 0.0044 ยตg/L (ppb)
3/28/2024
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
PFHXS
Detected: 0.0032 ยตg/L (ppb)
3/28/2024
VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds)
Industrial solvents and fuel-related chemicals that evaporate easily
Chloromethane
Detected: 0.57 UG/L (ppb)
7/15/2025
Trichloroethylene
Detected: 18 UG/L (ppb)
9/22/2025
Tetrachloroethylene
Detected: 7.1 UG/L (ppb)
9/22/2025
1, 1-Dichloroethylene
Detected: 0.91 UG/L (ppb)
9/22/2025
Cis-1, 2-Dichloroethylene
Detected: 0.52 UG/L (ppb)
4/22/2025
Calculated Parameters
Values worked out mathematically from other test results, not measured directly
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Detected: 270 MG/L (ppm)
9/2/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Dibromoaceticacid
Detected: 1 UG/L (ppb)
4/29/2025
Langelier Index (Source Temp.)
Detected: 0.17 LANG
9/2/2025
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 220 MG/L (ppm)
9/2/2025
Foamingagents (SURFACTANTS)
Detected: 0.05 MG/L (ppm)
9/2/2025
TDS
Detected: 370 MG/L (ppm)
9/2/2025
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
ChloromethaneYesYesYes
LeadPartialYesPartial
ArsenicPartialYesPartial
Chromium-6 (Hexavalent)PartialYesPartial
CopperPartialYesPartial
Combined UraniumPartialYesPartial
PFOAPartialYes*Partial
PFOSPartialYes*Partial
NitratePartialYesPartial
Combined RadiumPartialYesPartial
PFHXSPartialYes*Partial
DibromoaceticacidPartialYesPartial
Langelier Index (Source Temp.)PartialYesPartial
Alkalinity, TotalPartialYesPartial
Foamingagents (SURFACTANTS)PartialYesPartial
TDSPartialYesPartial
SulfatePartialYesPartial
ChloridePartialYesPartial
FluoridePartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
MagnesiumNoPartialNo
CalciumNoPartialNo
PotassiumNoPartialNo
SodiumNoPartialNo
Alkalinity, BicarbonateNoNoNo
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)NoNoNo

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