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FORT BRAGG, CITY OF Water Quality Report

Serving roughly 6,919 people in Mendocino County, California.

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Results for FORT BRAGG, CITY OF

1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 6,919 people in Mendocino County, California.

Quick answer: FORT BRAGG, CITY OF currently has an open health-based violation on file: Lead And Copper Rule Revisions, a compliance issue since 10/17/2024. This is active, not historical โ€” see the violation detail below for what EPA's enforcement record shows.
Utility FORT BRAGG, CITY OF Population served 6,919 Owner Local government
Open violation on file
Also serves FORT BRAGG

Violations on file

Lead And Copper Rule Revisions
Currently open health violation
Found at 1 of 1 provider

Contaminants found

Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2024
Copper Summary
Detected: 1.57 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/1993
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 19 UG/L (ppb)
10/7/2025
TTHM
Detected: 22 UG/L (ppb)
9/30/2025
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: 10 UG/L (ppb)
9/30/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 7.4 UG/L (ppb)
9/30/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 4.5 UG/L (ppb)
9/30/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Dichloroaceticacid
Detected: 7.9 UG/L (ppb)
10/7/2025
Trichloroaceticacid
Detected: 9.8 UG/L (ppb)
10/7/2025
Dibromoaceticacid
Detected: 1.7 UG/L (ppb)
10/7/2025
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
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)YesYesYes
LeadPartialYesPartial
ArsenicPartialYesPartial
Chromium-6 (Hexavalent)PartialYesPartial
CopperPartialYesPartial
Combined UraniumPartialYesPartial
PFOAPartialYes*Partial
PFOSPartialYes*Partial
NitratePartialYesPartial
Combined RadiumPartialYesPartial
DichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
TrichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
DibromoaceticacidPartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo

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