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Is FULLERTON, CA Tap Water Safe?

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

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for FULLERTON, CA

1 water provider on file serving this city.

Quick answer: FULLERTON'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 139,461 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: 0.0015 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2024
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 12 UG/L (ppb)
8/6/2025
TTHM
Detected: 30 UG/L (ppb)
8/6/2025
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: 6 UG/L (ppb)
8/6/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromoform
Detected: 3.9 UG/L (ppb)
8/6/2025
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 8.6 UG/L (ppb)
8/6/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 12 UG/L (ppb)
8/6/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Chloride
Detected: 72.3 MG/L (ppm)
10/9/2025
Sulfate
Detected: 125 MG/L (ppm)
10/9/2025
Nitrate-Nitrite
Detected: 1.29 MG/L (ppm)
4/10/2025
Nitrate
Detected: 1.21 MG/L (ppm)
10/9/2025
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Human-made "forever chemicals" and other substances not yet fully regulated
PFOS
Detected: 0.0119 µg/L (ppb)
2/25/2025
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
PFBA
Detected: 0.0059 µg/L (ppb)
2/25/2025
PFHXA
Detected: 0.0112 µg/L (ppb)
2/25/2025
PFBS
Detected: 0.0076 µg/L (ppb)
2/25/2025
PFHPA
Detected: 0.0048 µg/L (ppb)
2/25/2025
PFHXS
Detected: 0.0052 µg/L (ppb)
2/25/2025
PFPEA
Detected: 0.0132 µg/L (ppb)
2/25/2025
PFOA
Detected: 0.0102 µg/L (ppb)
2/25/2025
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
Lithium
Detected: 28.1434 µg/L (ppb)
10/20/2025
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Not currently federally regulated in drinking water.
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Dichloroaceticacid
Detected: 2.1 UG/L (ppb)
8/6/2025
Trichloroaceticacid
Detected: 1.2 UG/L (ppb)
8/6/2025
Dibromoaceticacid
Detected: 3.6 UG/L (ppb)
8/6/2025
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 123 MG/L (ppm)
10/9/2025
Carbon, Total
Detected: 0.12 MG/L (ppm)
10/9/2025
TDS
Detected: 444 MG/L (ppm)
10/9/2025
Perfluorohexanoicacid (PFHXA)
Detected: 6.9 NG/L (ppt)
9/11/2025
Perfluorobutanoicacid (PFBA)
Detected: 4.8 NG/L (ppt)
9/11/2025
Perfluoropentanoicacid (PFPEA)
Detected: 7.8 NG/L (ppt)
9/8/2025
Perfluoroheptanoicacid (PFHPA)
Detected: 2.2 NG/L (ppt)
5/15/2025
Perfluoroctanoicacid (PFOA)
Detected: 3.3 NG/L (ppt)
9/11/2025
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
Perfluorobutanesulfonicacid (PFBS)
Detected: 4.5 NG/L (ppt)
9/11/2025
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
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)YesYesYes
LeadPartialYesPartial
ArsenicPartialYesPartial
Chromium-6 (Hexavalent)PartialYesPartial
CopperPartialYesPartial
Combined UraniumPartialYesPartial
PFOAPartialYes*Partial
PFOSPartialYes*Partial
NitratePartialYesPartial
Combined RadiumPartialYesPartial
PFBAPartialYes*Partial
PFHXAPartialYes*Partial
PFBSPartialYes*Partial
PFHPAPartialYes*Partial
PFHXSPartialYes*Partial
PFPEAPartialYes*Partial
LithiumPartialYes*Partial
DichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
TrichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
DibromoaceticacidPartialYesPartial
Alkalinity, TotalPartialYesPartial
Carbon, TotalPartialYesPartial
TDSPartialYesPartial
ChloridePartialYesPartial
SulfatePartialYesPartial
Nitrate-NitritePartialYesPartial
Perfluorohexanoicacid (PFHXA)PartialYesPartial
Perfluorobutanoicacid (PFBA)PartialYesPartial
Perfluoropentanoicacid (PFPEA)PartialYesPartial
Perfluoroheptanoicacid (PFHPA)PartialYesPartial
Perfluoroctanoicacid (PFOA)PartialYesPartial
Perfluorobutanesulfonicacid (PFBS)PartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo

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