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PICO WD Water Quality Report

Serving roughly 22,051 people in Los Angeles County, California.

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Results for PICO WD

1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 22,051 people in Los Angeles County, California.

Quick answer: PICO WD has no violations on file and no single reading stands out against its peers (601 other providers in this area). It serves roughly 22,051 people, and the full breakdown below reflects everything EPA and California have on record for it.
Utility PICO WD Population served 22,051 Owner Local government
No violations on file

Contaminants found

Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2023
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
TTHM
Detected: 6.1 UG/L (ppb)
8/12/2025
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: 2.3 UG/L (ppb)
8/12/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromoform
Detected: 1.5 UG/L (ppb)
8/12/2025
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 1.2 UG/L (ppb)
5/12/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 1.4 UG/L (ppb)
8/12/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Chloride
Detected: 64 MG/L (ppm)
9/25/2025
Sulfate
Detected: 91 MG/L (ppm)
9/25/2025
Nitrate
Detected: 2.8 MG/L (ppm)
9/25/2025
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
N-Nitrosomorpholine (NMOR)
Detected: 0.002 UG/L (ppb)
5/6/2025
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Human-made "forever chemicals" and other substances not yet fully regulated
PFHXS
Detected: 0.005 µg/L (ppb)
5/29/2024
PFBS
Detected: 0.0068 µg/L (ppb)
5/29/2024
PFHXA
Detected: 0.0078 µg/L (ppb)
5/29/2024
PFPEA
Detected: 0.0086 µg/L (ppb)
5/29/2024
PFOS
Detected: 0.023 µg/L (ppb)
5/29/2024
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
PFBA
Detected: 0.0084 µg/L (ppb)
5/29/2024
PFOA
Detected: 0.011 µg/L (ppb)
5/29/2024
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
Pfda
Detected: 0.0051 µg/L (ppb)
9/18/2023
PFHPA
Detected: 0.0034 µg/L (ppb)
3/7/2024
VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds)
Industrial solvents and fuel-related chemicals that evaporate easily
Styrene
Detected: 0.9 UG/L (ppb)
3/13/2025
Tetrachloroethylene
Detected: 1.2 UG/L (ppb)
7/29/2025
Calculated Parameters
Values worked out mathematically from other test results, not measured directly
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Detected: 200 MG/L (ppm)
9/25/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 160 MG/L (ppm)
9/25/2025
Carbon, Total
Detected: 0.49 MG/L (ppm)
9/25/2025
TDS
Detected: 390 MG/L (ppm)
9/25/2025
Perfluorobutanoicacid (PFBA)
Detected: 7.1 NG/L (ppt)
9/2/2025
Perfluoropentanoicacid (PFPEA)
Detected: 2.9 NG/L (ppt)
9/2/2025
N-Nitrosodimethylamine
Detected: 0.0032 UG/L (ppb)
3/10/2025
Conductivity (at 25°C)
Detected: 530 UMHO/CM
5/6/2025
Perfluorobutanesulfonicacid (PFBS)
Detected: 6.5 NG/L (ppt)
9/2/2025
Perfluoroheptanoicacid (PFHPA)
Detected: 2.4 NG/L (ppt)
9/2/2025
Perfluorohexanesulfonicacid (PFHxS)
Detected: 4 NG/L (ppt)
9/2/2025
Perfluorononanoicacid (PFNA)
Detected: 3.8 NG/L (ppt)
7/29/2025
Perfluoroctanesulfonicacid (PFOS)
Detected: 19 NG/L (ppt)
9/2/2025
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
Perfluoroctanoicacid (PFOA)
Detected: 9.7 NG/L (ppt)
9/2/2025
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
Perfluorohexanoicacid (PFHXA)
Detected: 5.7 NG/L (ppt)
9/2/2025
Perfluorodecanoicacid (PFDA)
Detected: 2.3 NG/L (ppt)
7/29/2025
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.
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
StyreneYesYesYes
LeadPartialYesPartial
ArsenicPartialYesPartial
Chromium-6 (Hexavalent)PartialYesPartial
CopperPartialYesPartial
Combined UraniumPartialYesPartial
PFOAPartialYes*Partial
PFOSPartialYes*Partial
NitratePartialYesPartial
Combined RadiumPartialYesPartial
PFHXSPartialYes*Partial
PFBSPartialYes*Partial
PFHXAPartialYes*Partial
PFPEAPartialYes*Partial
PFBAPartialYes*Partial
PfdaPartialYes*Partial
PFHPAPartialYes*Partial
Alkalinity, TotalPartialYesPartial
Carbon, TotalPartialYesPartial
TDSPartialYesPartial
ChloridePartialYesPartial
SulfatePartialYesPartial
Perfluorobutanoicacid (PFBA)PartialYesPartial
Perfluoropentanoicacid (PFPEA)PartialYesPartial
N-NitrosodimethylaminePartialYesPartial
Conductivity (at 25°C)PartialYesPartial
Perfluorobutanesulfonicacid (PFBS)PartialYesPartial
Perfluoroheptanoicacid (PFHPA)PartialYesPartial
Perfluorohexanesulfonicacid (PFHxS)PartialYesPartial
Perfluorononanoicacid (PFNA)PartialYesPartial
Perfluoroctanesulfonicacid (PFOS)PartialYesPartial
Perfluoroctanoicacid (PFOA)PartialYesPartial
Perfluorohexanoicacid (PFHXA)PartialYesPartial
Perfluorodecanoicacid (PFDA)PartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
Alkalinity, BicarbonateNoNoNo
N-Nitrosomorpholine (NMOR)NoNoNo

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