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Is LONG BEACH, CA Tap Water Safe?

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

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for LONG BEACH, CA

1 water provider on file serving this city.

Quick answer: LONG BEACH'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 466,772 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: 0.00097 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: 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
BromideYesYesYes
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)YesYesYes
LeadPartialYesPartial
ArsenicPartialYesPartial
Chromium-6 (Hexavalent)PartialYesPartial
CopperPartialYesPartial
Combined UraniumPartialYesPartial
PFOAPartialYes*Partial
PFOSPartialYes*Partial
NitratePartialYesPartial
Combined RadiumPartialYesPartial
LithiumPartialYes*Partial
Alkalinity, TotalPartialYesPartial
SulfatePartialYesPartial
ChloridePartialYesPartial
FluoridePartialYesPartial
OdorPartialYesPartial
AluminumPartialYesPartial
Conductivity (at 25°C)PartialYesPartial
DichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
TrichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
DibromoaceticacidPartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
Alkalinity, BicarbonateNoNoNo
Alkalinity, CarbonateNoNoNo

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