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Is SIERRA MADRE, CA Tap Water Safe?

SIERRA MADRE is served by 1 water provider on file with the EPA.

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for SIERRA MADRE, CA

1 water provider on file serving this city.

Quick answer: SIERRA MADRE'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 11,000 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 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2023
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
TTHM
Detected: 2.3 UG/L (ppb)
8/5/2025
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: 1.2 UG/L (ppb)
8/5/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromoform
Detected: 1.4 UG/L (ppb)
5/6/2025
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 1 UG/L (ppb)
8/5/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 1.3 UG/L (ppb)
8/5/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Fluoride
Detected: 0.7 MG/L (ppm)
8/5/2025
Often added deliberately for dental health; can also occur naturally.
Nitrate
Detected: 1.3 MG/L (ppm)
8/5/2025
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.
VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds)
Industrial solvents and fuel-related chemicals that evaporate easily
Trichloroethylene
Detected: 0.52 UG/L (ppb)
10/15/2025
Tetrachloroethylene
Detected: 1.2 UG/L (ppb)
10/15/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Turbidity
Detected: 0.34 NTU
10/21/2025
A measure of water cloudiness from suspended particles.
Odor
Detected: 1 TON
10/21/2025
Carbon, Total
Detected: 0.55 MG/L (ppm)
10/7/2025
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
LeadPartialYesPartial
ArsenicPartialYesPartial
Chromium-6 (Hexavalent)PartialYesPartial
CopperPartialYesPartial
Combined UraniumPartialYesPartial
PFOAPartialYes*Partial
PFOSPartialYes*Partial
NitratePartialYesPartial
Combined RadiumPartialYesPartial
FluoridePartialYesPartial
OdorPartialYesPartial
Carbon, TotalPartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo

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