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EPA SDWIS · Orange County, California

Is WESTMINSTER, CA Tap Water Safe?

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

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for WESTMINSTER, CA

1 water provider on file serving this city.

Quick answer: WESTMINSTER'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 90,911 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: 0.0047 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2024
Combined Uranium
Detected: 6.64 PCI/L
7/23/2025
A naturally occurring radioactive metal. Long-term exposure above the legal limit is associated with kidney effects and increased cancer risk.
Vanadium, Total
Detected: 2.8 UG/L (ppb)
8/27/2025
Iron
Detected: 8.7 UG/L (ppb)
8/27/2025
Mostly an aesthetic issue (metallic taste, staining) rather than a health concern at typical levels.
Manganese
Detected: 5.6 UG/L (ppb)
8/27/2025
Mainly a taste/staining concern at typical levels; long-term neurological research at high chronic exposure is ongoing.
Chromium, Hex
Detected: 0.12 UG/L (ppb)
6/5/2025
Nickel
Detected: 4.3 UG/L (ppb)
8/27/2025
Chromium
Detected: 1.7 UG/L (ppb)
7/23/2025
Occurs in two forms — trivalent (an essential nutrient in trace amounts) and hexavalent (linked to increased cancer risk).
Barium
Detected: 95 UG/L (ppb)
8/27/2025
Arsenic
Detected: 1.6 UG/L (ppb)
8/27/2025
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Long-term exposure above the legal limit (10 ppb) has been linked to increased cancer risk and cardiovascular disease.
Selenium
Detected: 2.4 UG/L (ppb)
8/27/2025
Copper, Free
Detected: 1 UG/L (ppb)
8/27/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Chloride
Detected: 71.7 MG/L (ppm)
8/27/2025
Sulfate
Detected: 141 MG/L (ppm)
8/27/2025
Fluoride
Detected: 0.39 MG/L (ppm)
8/27/2025
Often added deliberately for dental health; can also occur naturally.
Nitrate-Nitrite
Detected: 2.29 MG/L (ppm)
8/27/2025
Nitrate
Detected: 2.29 MG/L (ppm)
8/27/2025
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.
Boron, Total
Detected: 100 UG/L (ppb)
7/22/2025
Minerals
Everyday minerals that mainly affect taste and water hardness
Calcium
Detected: 112 MG/L (ppm)
8/27/2025
Magnesium
Detected: 19.5 MG/L (ppm)
8/27/2025
Potassium
Detected: 4 MG/L (ppm)
8/27/2025
Sodium
Detected: 49.8 MG/L (ppm)
8/27/2025
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)
Detected: 359 MG/L (ppm)
8/27/2025
Gross Alpha Particle Activity
Detected: 2.51 PCI/L
7/23/2025
pH
Detected: 7.9 PH
8/27/2025
A measure of how acidic or basic the water is (7 is neutral). Affects taste and plumbing, not a direct health measure.
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Human-made "forever chemicals" and other substances not yet fully regulated
PFHXS
Detected: 0.005 µg/L (ppb)
9/25/2024
PFOS
Detected: 0.0053 µg/L (ppb)
9/25/2024
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
Lithium
Detected: 9.2098 µg/L (ppb)
3/25/2024
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Not currently federally regulated in drinking water.
VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds)
Industrial solvents and fuel-related chemicals that evaporate easily
Bromide
Detected: 0.21 MG/L (ppm)
8/27/2025
Calculated Parameters
Values worked out mathematically from other test results, not measured directly
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Detected: 252 MG/L (ppm)
8/27/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 206 MG/L (ppm)
8/27/2025
TDS
Detected: 556 MG/L (ppm)
8/27/2025
Carbon, Total
Detected: 0.18 MG/L (ppm)
8/27/2025
Perfluorohexanesulfonicacid (PFHxS)
Detected: 5.3 NG/L (ppt)
7/22/2025
Perfluoroctanesulfonicacid (PFOS)
Detected: 5.6 NG/L (ppt)
7/22/2025
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
Perfluoroctanoicacid (PFOA)
Detected: 3.8 NG/L (ppt)
7/22/2025
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
Perchlorate
Detected: 1.9 UG/L (ppb)
10/9/2025
Can occur naturally or from industrial/military sources; may interfere with thyroid function at elevated levels.
Conductivity (at 25°C)
Detected: 867 UMHO/CM
8/27/2025
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
BromideYesYesYes
LeadPartialYesPartial
ArsenicPartialYesPartial
Chromium-6 (Hexavalent)PartialYesPartial
CopperPartialYesPartial
Combined UraniumPartialYesPartial
PFOAPartialYes*Partial
PFOSPartialYes*Partial
NitratePartialYesPartial
Combined RadiumPartialYesPartial
PFHXSPartialYes*Partial
LithiumPartialYes*Partial
ChloridePartialYesPartial
SulfatePartialYesPartial
Alkalinity, TotalPartialYesPartial
TDSPartialYesPartial
Carbon, TotalPartialYesPartial
FluoridePartialYesPartial
Nitrate-NitritePartialYesPartial
Perfluorohexanesulfonicacid (PFHxS)PartialYesPartial
Perfluoroctanesulfonicacid (PFOS)PartialYesPartial
Perfluoroctanoicacid (PFOA)PartialYesPartial
Combined UraniumPartialYesPartial
Vanadium, TotalPartialYesPartial
IronPartialYesPartial
ManganesePartialYesPartial
Boron, TotalPartialYesPartial
Chromium, HexPartialYesPartial
PerchloratePartialYesPartial
NickelPartialYesPartial
ChromiumPartialYesPartial
BariumPartialYesPartial
SeleniumPartialYesPartial
Copper, FreePartialYesPartial
Conductivity (at 25°C)PartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
CalciumNoPartialNo
MagnesiumNoPartialNo
PotassiumNoPartialNo
SodiumNoPartialNo
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)NoNoNo
Alkalinity, BicarbonateNoNoNo
Gross Alpha Particle ActivityNoNoNo
pHNoNoNo

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