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Is WHITTIER, CA Tap Water Safe?

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

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for WHITTIER, CA

1 water provider on file serving this city.

Quick answer: WHITTIER'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 49,954 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)
12/31/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Fluoride
Detected: 0.2 MG/L (ppm)
9/10/2025
Often added deliberately for dental health; can also occur naturally.
Nitrate
Detected: 2.4 MG/L (ppm)
9/10/2025
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.
Minerals
Everyday minerals that mainly affect taste and water hardness
Calcium
Detected: 78.8 MG/L (ppm)
4/16/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Aggressive Index
Detected: 12.4 AGGR
4/16/2025
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 190 MG/L (ppm)
4/16/2025
Perfluorobutanesulfonicacid (PFBS)
Detected: 4.9 NG/L (ppt)
10/1/2025
Perfluorohexanesulfonicacid (PFHxS)
Detected: 2.3 NG/L (ppt)
10/1/2025
Perfluoroctanesulfonicacid (PFOS)
Detected: 11 NG/L (ppt)
10/1/2025
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
Perfluoroctanoicacid (PFOA)
Detected: 7.8 NG/L (ppt)
10/1/2025
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
Perfluorodecanoicacid (PFDA)
Detected: 2.3 NG/L (ppt)
10/1/2025
Perfluorohexanoicacid (PFHXA)
Detected: 2.7 NG/L (ppt)
10/1/2025
Perfluorobutanoicacid (PFBA)
Detected: 12 NG/L (ppt)
10/1/2025
Perfluoropentanoicacid (PFPEA)
Detected: 3.4 NG/L (ppt)
10/1/2025
Perfluoroheptanoicacid (PFHPA)
Detected: 2.1 NG/L (ppt)
5/1/2025
Perfluorononanoicacid (PFNA)
Detected: 2 NG/L (ppt)
10/1/2025
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
Aggressive IndexPartialYesPartial
Alkalinity, TotalPartialYesPartial
FluoridePartialYesPartial
Perfluorobutanesulfonicacid (PFBS)PartialYesPartial
Perfluorohexanesulfonicacid (PFHxS)PartialYesPartial
Perfluoroctanesulfonicacid (PFOS)PartialYesPartial
Perfluoroctanoicacid (PFOA)PartialYesPartial
Perfluorodecanoicacid (PFDA)PartialYesPartial
Perfluorohexanoicacid (PFHXA)PartialYesPartial
Perfluorobutanoicacid (PFBA)PartialYesPartial
Perfluoropentanoicacid (PFPEA)PartialYesPartial
Perfluoroheptanoicacid (PFHPA)PartialYesPartial
Perfluorononanoicacid (PFNA)PartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
CalciumNoPartialNo

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