LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT Water Quality Report
Serving roughly 466,772 people in Los Angeles County, California.
Data current as of July 2026
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Results for LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 466,772 people in Los Angeles County, California.
Quick answer: LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT has no violations on file. One reading is worth knowing about: Odor was measured at 35TON, 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
Lithium
Bromide
Alkalinity, Total
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Alkalinity, Carbonate
Sulfate
Chloride
Fluoride
Turbidity
Odor
Arsenic
Aluminum
Conductivity (at 25°C)
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
TTHM
Lead
Chloroform
Bromoform
Bromodichloromethane
Dibromochloromethane
Dichloroaceticacid
Trichloroaceticacid
Dibromoaceticacid
Utility LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENTPopulation served 466,772Owner Local government
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0.00097 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2025
Arsenic
Detected: 4.07 UG/L (ppb)
9/3/2025
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Long-term exposure above the legal limit (10 ppb) has been linked to increased cancer risk and cardiovascular disease.
Aluminum
Detected: 10.4 UG/L (ppb)
9/3/2025
Lead
Detected: 1.7 UG/L (ppb)
8/5/2025
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.
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 6.4 UG/L (ppb)
8/18/2025
TTHM
Detected: 33.5 UG/L (ppb)
8/18/2025
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: 11 UG/L (ppb)
2/18/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromoform
Detected: 3.9 UG/L (ppb)
2/18/2025
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 9.8 UG/L (ppb)
2/18/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 10 UG/L (ppb)
2/18/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Sulfate
Detected: 20 MG/L (ppm)
3/10/2025
Chloride
Detected: 32 MG/L (ppm)
3/10/2025
Fluoride
Detected: 0.42 MG/L (ppm)
9/29/2025
Often added deliberately for dental health; can also occur naturally.
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Human-made "forever chemicals" and other substances not yet fully regulated
Lithium
Detected: 10 µg/L (ppb)
1/18/2024
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Not currently federally regulated in drinking water.
VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds)
Industrial solvents and fuel-related chemicals that evaporate easily
Bromide
Detected: 0.12 MG/L (ppm)
4/7/2025
Calculated Parameters
Values worked out mathematically from other test results, not measured directly
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Detected: 140 MG/L (ppm)
2/10/2025
Alkalinity, Carbonate
Detected: 7.4 MG/L (ppm)
2/10/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 150 MG/L (ppm)
2/10/2025
Turbidity
Detected: 0.4 NTU
9/29/2025
A measure of water cloudiness from suspended particles.
Odor
Detected: 35 TON
9/3/2025
Conductivity (at 25°C)
Detected: 394 UMHO/CM
9/29/2025
Dichloroaceticacid
Detected: 3.7 UG/L (ppb)
8/18/2025
Trichloroaceticacid
Detected: 1.8 UG/L (ppb)
8/18/2025
Dibromoaceticacid
Detected: 1.1 UG/L (ppb)
8/18/2025
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.