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Is SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA Tap Water Safe?

SANTA FE SPRINGS is served by 2 water providers on file with the EPA.

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA

2 water providers on file serving this city.

Quick answer: SANTA FE SPRINGS's water has no violations on file and no single reading stands out against its peers (2 other providers in this area). It serves roughly 38,213 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: 0.0056 mg/L (ppm)
Found at 2 providers
Lead
Detected: 6.2 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
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.
Copper, Free
Detected: 58 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 7.1 UG/L (ppb)
10/1/2025
TTHM
Detected: 26.4 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
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: 6.6 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromoform
Detected: 5.3 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 8 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 8.9 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Human-made "forever chemicals" and other substances not yet fully regulated
Lithium
Detected: 41 µg/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Not currently federally regulated in drinking water.
PFBA
Detected: 0.011 µg/L (ppb)
6/11/2024
PFOS
Detected: 0.014 µg/L (ppb)
6/11/2024
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
PFBS
Detected: 0.0052 µg/L (ppb)
6/11/2024
PFOA
Detected: 0.0069 µg/L (ppb)
6/11/2024
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
PFPEA
Detected: 0.0039 µg/L (ppb)
6/11/2024
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Dichloroaceticacid
Detected: 5.1 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
Trichloroaceticacid
Detected: 2 UG/L (ppb)
10/1/2025
Dibromoaceticacid
Detected: 2.2 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
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
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)YesYesYes
LeadPartialYesPartial
ArsenicPartialYesPartial
Chromium-6 (Hexavalent)PartialYesPartial
CopperPartialYesPartial
Combined UraniumPartialYesPartial
PFOAPartialYes*Partial
PFOSPartialYes*Partial
NitratePartialYesPartial
Combined RadiumPartialYesPartial
LithiumPartialYes*Partial
PFBAPartialYes*Partial
PFBSPartialYes*Partial
PFPEAPartialYes*Partial
DichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
TrichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
DibromoaceticacidPartialYesPartial
Copper, FreePartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo

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