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EPA SDWIS ยท Plumas County, California

AMERICAN VALLEY CSD Water Quality Report

Serving roughly 3,778 people in Plumas County, California.

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for AMERICAN VALLEY CSD

1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 3,778 people in Plumas County, California.

Quick answer: AMERICAN VALLEY CSD has no violations on file and no single reading stands out against its peers (246 other providers in this area). It serves roughly 3,778 people, and the full breakdown below reflects everything EPA and California have on record for it.
Utility AMERICAN VALLEY CSD Population served 3,778 Owner Local government
No violations on file

Contaminants found

Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0.0011 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2023
Chromium, Hex
Detected: 0.099 UG/L (ppb)
1/7/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Nitrate
Detected: 0.82 MG/L (ppm)
6/17/2025
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
PFPEA
Detected: 0.0038 ยตg/L (ppb)
11/6/2024
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Radium-228
Detected: 0.675 PCI/L
6/17/2025
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
LeadPartialYesPartial
ArsenicPartialYesPartial
Chromium-6 (Hexavalent)PartialYesPartial
CopperPartialYesPartial
Combined UraniumPartialYesPartial
PFOAPartialYes*Partial
PFOSPartialYes*Partial
NitratePartialYesPartial
Combined RadiumPartialYesPartial
PFPEAPartialYes*Partial
Chromium, HexPartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo

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