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Nevada County, CA Water Quality Report

Nevada County is served by 220 major public water systems on file with the EPA.

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for Nevada County, CA

220 water providers on file for this county, sorted by population served.

Quick answer: Nevada County has 220 water providers profiled, sorted by population served.

Violations on file

Surface Water Treatment Rule
Currently open health violation
Found at 2 of 220 providers
Coliform (TCR)
Older/archived health-based violation
Found at 21 of 220 providers
Lead And Copper Rule Revisions
Currently open health violation
Found at 3 of 220 providers

Contaminants found

Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0.0414 mg/L (ppm)
Found at 44 providers
Chromium, Hex
Detected: 2.7 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 12 providers
Iron
Detected: 8710 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 7 providers
Mostly an aesthetic issue (metallic taste, staining) rather than a health concern at typical levels.
Manganese
Detected: 367 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 6 providers
Mainly a taste/staining concern at typical levels; long-term neurological research at high chronic exposure is ongoing.
Arsenic
Detected: 39 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 7 providers
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Long-term exposure above the legal limit (10 ppb) has been linked to increased cancer risk and cardiovascular disease.
Copper Summary
Detected: 203 mg/L (ppm)
Found at 3 providers
Aluminum
Detected: 95 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 3 providers
Combined Uranium
Detected: 1.18 PCI/L
Found at 2 providers
A naturally occurring radioactive metal. Long-term exposure above the legal limit is associated with kidney effects and increased cancer risk.
Lead
Detected: 1.4 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 4 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: 1220 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 4 providers
Chromium
Detected: 2 UG/L (ppb)
7/9/2025
Occurs in two forms โ€” trivalent (an essential nutrient in trace amounts) and hexavalent (linked to increased cancer risk).
Barium
Detected: 98 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
TTHM
Detected: 73.2 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 14 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.
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 7.8 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 13 providers
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 4.6 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 5 providers
Chloroform
Detected: 71.7 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 12 providers
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 28 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 9 providers
Bromoform
Detected: 2.1 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Nitrate
Detected: 4.32 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 30 providers
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.
Nitrite
Detected: 0.58 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 4 providers
Chloride
Detected: 7.6 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 6 providers
Sulfate
Detected: 14.7 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 7 providers
Nitrate-Nitrite
Detected: 3 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 6 providers
Fluoride
Detected: 0.14 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 4 providers
Often added deliberately for dental health; can also occur naturally.
Minerals
Everyday minerals that mainly affect taste and water hardness
Magnesium
Detected: 12 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 8 providers
Sodium
Detected: 38 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 8 providers
Calcium
Detected: 18.3 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 8 providers
Potassium
Detected: 6.7 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 2 providers
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)
Detected: 88 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 4 providers
Gross Alpha Particle Activity
Detected: 4.55 PCI/L
Found at 10 providers
pH
Detected: 8.57 PH
Found at 8 providers
A measure of how acidic or basic the water is (7 is neutral). Affects taste and plumbing, not a direct health measure.
Langelier Index (pH(s))
Detected: 0.6 LANG
Found at 2 providers
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Human-made "forever chemicals" and other substances not yet fully regulated
Lithium
Detected: 9.16 ยตg/L (ppb)
11/6/2023
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Not currently federally regulated in drinking water.
PFHXA
Detected: 0.0044 ยตg/L (ppb)
9/13/2023
PFPEA
Detected: 0.0046 ยตg/L (ppb)
9/13/2023
PFOA
Detected: 0.0046 ยตg/L (ppb)
9/13/2023
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
Calculated Parameters
Values worked out mathematically from other test results, not measured directly
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Detected: 160 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 11 providers
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 160 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 11 providers
TDS
Detected: 240 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 8 providers
Radium-228
Detected: 2.44 PCI/L
Found at 8 providers
Conductivity (at 25ยฐC)
Detected: 390 UMHO/CM
Found at 6 providers
Turbidity
Detected: 5.3 NTU
Found at 7 providers
A measure of water cloudiness from suspended particles.
Perfluorobutanesulfonicacid (PFBS)
Detected: 4.6 NG/L (ppt)
8/27/2025
Perfluoroctanoicacid (PFOA)
Detected: 2.6 NG/L (ppt)
8/27/2025
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
Perfluorohexanoicacid (PFHXA)
Detected: 3.8 NG/L (ppt)
8/27/2025
Perfluoropentanoicacid (PFPEA)
Detected: 3.5 NG/L (ppt)
8/27/2025
Color
Detected: 15 UNITS
Found at 4 providers
Dichloroaceticacid
Detected: 16 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 9 providers
Trichloroaceticacid
Detected: 19.3 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 10 providers
Dibromoaceticacid
Detected: 1.4 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
Carbon, Total
Detected: 2.8 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 7 providers
Aggressive Index
Detected: 12 AGGR
Found at 2 providers
Langelier Index (Source Temp.)
Detected: 0.035 LANG
Found at 2 providers
Odor
Detected: 2 TON
Found at 2 providers
Monochloroaceticacid
Detected: 2.3 UG/L (ppb)
7/11/2025
Combined Radium (-226 & -228)
Detected: 0.504 PCI/L
9/25/2025
A naturally occurring radioactive element found in some groundwater.
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
NitritePartialYesPartial
Chromium, HexPartialYesPartial
Alkalinity, TotalPartialYesPartial
TDSPartialYesPartial
ChloridePartialYesPartial
SulfatePartialYesPartial
Nitrate-NitritePartialYesPartial
Conductivity (at 25ยฐC)PartialYesPartial
IronPartialYesPartial
ManganesePartialYesPartial
Perfluorobutanesulfonicacid (PFBS)PartialYesPartial
Perfluoroctanoicacid (PFOA)PartialYesPartial
Perfluorohexanoicacid (PFHXA)PartialYesPartial
Perfluoropentanoicacid (PFPEA)PartialYesPartial
ColorPartialYesPartial
DichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
TrichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
DibromoaceticacidPartialYesPartial
FluoridePartialYesPartial
Carbon, TotalPartialYesPartial
AluminumPartialYesPartial
Combined UraniumPartialYesPartial
Copper, FreePartialYesPartial
LithiumPartialYes*Partial
PFHXAPartialYes*Partial
PFPEAPartialYes*Partial
Aggressive IndexPartialYesPartial
Langelier Index (Source Temp.)PartialYesPartial
OdorPartialYesPartial
ChromiumPartialYesPartial
BariumPartialYesPartial
MonochloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
Combined Radium (-226 & -228)PartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
MagnesiumNoPartialNo
SodiumNoPartialNo
CalciumNoPartialNo
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)NoNoNo
Alkalinity, BicarbonateNoNoNo
Gross Alpha Particle ActivityNoNoNo
pHNoNoNo
Langelier Index (pH(s))NoNoNo
PotassiumNoPartialNo

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