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SAN FERNANDO-CITY, WATER DEPT. Water Quality Report

Serving roughly 23,946 people in Los Angeles County, California.

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for SAN FERNANDO-CITY, WATER DEPT.

1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 23,946 people in Los Angeles County, California.

Quick answer: SAN FERNANDO-CITY, WATER DEPT. has no violations on file and no single reading stands out against its peers (601 other providers in this area). It serves roughly 23,946 people, and the full breakdown below reflects everything EPA and California have on record for it.
Utility SAN FERNANDO-CITY, WATER DEPT. Population served 23,946 Owner Local government
No violations on file
Also serves SAN FERNANDO

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: 10 UG/L (ppb)
10/29/2025
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.
Bromoform
Detected: 3.5 UG/L (ppb)
10/29/2025
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 1.6 UG/L (ppb)
10/29/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 3.9 UG/L (ppb)
10/29/2025
Chloroform
Detected: 1.2 UG/L (ppb)
10/29/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Nitrate
Detected: 4.3 MG/L (ppm)
10/29/2025
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.
Sulfate
Detected: 62 MG/L (ppm)
10/22/2025
Chloride
Detected: 36 MG/L (ppm)
10/22/2025
Calculated Parameters
Values worked out mathematically from other test results, not measured directly
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Detected: 200 MG/L (ppm)
10/22/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Dibromoaceticacid
Detected: 1.5 UG/L (ppb)
7/16/2025
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 200 MG/L (ppm)
9/25/2025
Perchlorate
Detected: 1.4 UG/L (ppb)
10/29/2025
Can occur naturally or from industrial/military sources; may interfere with thyroid function at elevated levels.
Conductivity (at 25°C)
Detected: 720 UMHO/CM
10/22/2025
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
LeadPartialYesPartial
ArsenicPartialYesPartial
Chromium-6 (Hexavalent)PartialYesPartial
CopperPartialYesPartial
Combined UraniumPartialYesPartial
PFOAPartialYes*Partial
PFOSPartialYes*Partial
NitratePartialYesPartial
Combined RadiumPartialYesPartial
DibromoaceticacidPartialYesPartial
Alkalinity, TotalPartialYesPartial
SulfatePartialYesPartial
ChloridePartialYesPartial
PerchloratePartialYesPartial
Conductivity (at 25°C)PartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
Alkalinity, BicarbonateNoNoNo

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