MANHATTAN BEACH-CITY, WATER DEPT. Water Quality Report
Serving roughly 32,697 people in Los Angeles County, California.
Data current as of July 2026
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Results for MANHATTAN BEACH-CITY, WATER DEPT.
1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 32,697 people in Los Angeles County, California.
Quick answer: MANHATTAN BEACH-CITY, WATER DEPT. has no violations on file. One reading is worth knowing about: Lead Summary was measured at 0.0054mg/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
Lithium
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
TTHM
Chloroform
Bromoform
Bromodichloromethane
Dibromochloromethane
Dichloroaceticacid
Trichloroaceticacid
Dibromoaceticacid
pH
Odor
Iron
Manganese
Magnesium
Sodium
Calcium
Alkalinity, Total
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)
Turbidity
Color
Utility MANHATTAN BEACH-CITY, WATER DEPT.Population served 32,697Owner Local government
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0.0054 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2025
Iron
Detected: 67 UG/L (ppb)
8/20/2025
Mostly an aesthetic issue (metallic taste, staining) rather than a health concern at typical levels.
Manganese
Detected: 47 UG/L (ppb)
8/20/2025
Mainly a taste/staining concern at typical levels; long-term neurological research at high chronic exposure is ongoing.
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 11 UG/L (ppb)
1/15/2025
TTHM
Detected: 42 UG/L (ppb)
1/15/2025
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: 13 UG/L (ppb)
1/15/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromoform
Detected: 3.7 UG/L (ppb)
1/15/2025
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 12 UG/L (ppb)
1/15/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 13 UG/L (ppb)
1/15/2025
Minerals
Everyday minerals that mainly affect taste and water hardness
Magnesium
Detected: 36 MG/L (ppm)
2/19/2025
Sodium
Detected: 130 MG/L (ppm)
2/19/2025
Calcium
Detected: 110 MG/L (ppm)
2/19/2025
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
pH
Detected: 7.53 PH
7/23/2025
A measure of how acidic or basic the water is (7 is neutral). Affects taste and plumbing, not a direct health measure.
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)
Detected: 430 MG/L (ppm)
2/19/2025
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Human-made "forever chemicals" and other substances not yet fully regulated
Lithium
Detected: 12.3 µg/L (ppb)
6/13/2025
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Not currently federally regulated in drinking water.
Calculated Parameters
Values worked out mathematically from other test results, not measured directly
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Detected: 180 MG/L (ppm)
2/19/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Dichloroaceticacid
Detected: 6.3 UG/L (ppb)
1/15/2025
Trichloroaceticacid
Detected: 2.6 UG/L (ppb)
1/15/2025
Dibromoaceticacid
Detected: 2.2 UG/L (ppb)
1/15/2025
Odor
Detected: 2 TON
7/23/2025
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 180 MG/L (ppm)
2/19/2025
Turbidity
Detected: 0.15 NTU
8/20/2025
A measure of water cloudiness from suspended particles.
Color
Detected: 10 UNITS
8/20/2025
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.