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CHUCKAWALLA VALLEY STATE PRISON Water Quality Report

Serving roughly 4,090 people in Riverside County, California.

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for CHUCKAWALLA VALLEY STATE PRISON

1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 4,090 people in Riverside County, California.

Quick answer: CHUCKAWALLA VALLEY STATE PRISON has no violations on file. One reading is worth knowing about: Fluoride was measured at 8.3MG/L, among the highest of the 451 providers on file in this area. It's the most notable figure in this system's record among its 451 local peers.
Utility CHUCKAWALLA VALLEY STATE PRISON Population served 4,090 Owner State or Territorial Government
No violations on file

Contaminants found

Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0.001 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2024
Arsenic
Detected: 39 UG/L (ppb)
10/8/2025
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Long-term exposure above the legal limit (10 ppb) has been linked to increased cancer risk and cardiovascular disease.
Chromium, Hex
Detected: 0.35 UG/L (ppb)
4/9/2025
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
TTHM
Detected: 5.1 UG/L (ppb)
9/10/2025
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: 2.2 UG/L (ppb)
9/10/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 1.9 UG/L (ppb)
9/10/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 1 UG/L (ppb)
9/10/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Fluoride
Detected: 8.3 MG/L (ppm)
10/8/2025
Often added deliberately for dental health; can also occur naturally.
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
pH
Detected: 8.94 PH
6/4/2025
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
Lithium
Detected: 33 ยตg/L (ppb)
9/23/2024
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
TDS
Detected: 780 MG/L (ppm)
10/8/2025
Turbidity
Detected: 0.1 NTU
6/4/2025
A measure of water cloudiness from suspended particles.
Color
Detected: 1 UNITS
6/4/2025
Dichloroaceticacid
Detected: 1.2 UG/L (ppb)
9/10/2025
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
LithiumPartialYes*Partial
TDSPartialYesPartial
FluoridePartialYesPartial
Chromium, HexPartialYesPartial
ColorPartialYesPartial
DichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
pHNoNoNo

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