Serving roughly 6,733 people in Riverside County, California.
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Results for NUEVO WATER COMPANY
1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 6,733 people in Riverside County, California.
Quick answer: NUEVO WATER COMPANY has no violation currently counted toward its compliance status. EPA's record shows a Nitrate violation dating to 01/01/1985 (41 years ago) — because it's more than five years past its deadline, EPA's policy no longer treats it as part of this system's current standing, though it remains on the public record.
Lead Summary
Lithium
PFOA
PFHXS
PFHXA
PFPEA
PFOS
TDS
Nitrate
Chromium, Hex
Perchlorate
Lead
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
TTHM
Chloroform
Utility NUEVO WATER COMPANYPopulation served 6,733Owner Private
Older violation on record
Violations on file
Nitrate
Older/archived health-based violation
Found at 1 of 1 provider
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.
Contaminants found
Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0.0029 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2025
Chromium, Hex
Detected: 1 UG/L (ppb)
3/19/2025
Lead
Detected: 1.4 UG/L (ppb)
7/21/2025
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.
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 13 UG/L (ppb)
10/15/2025
TTHM
Detected: 23 UG/L (ppb)
10/15/2025
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: 2.5 UG/L (ppb)
7/16/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Nitrate
Detected: 5.5 MG/L (ppm)
10/22/2025
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
Lithium
Detected: 23 µg/L (ppb)
3/8/2023
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Not currently federally regulated in drinking water.
PFOA
Detected: 0.0069 µg/L (ppb)
12/6/2023
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
PFHXS
Detected: 0.0044 µg/L (ppb)
12/6/2023
PFHXA
Detected: 0.0041 µg/L (ppb)
12/6/2023
PFPEA
Detected: 0.0037 µg/L (ppb)
12/6/2023
PFOS
Detected: 0.0046 µg/L (ppb)
12/6/2023
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
TDS
Detected: 810 MG/L (ppm)
10/22/2025
Perchlorate
Detected: 3.5 UG/L (ppb)
10/15/2025
Can occur naturally or from industrial/military sources; may interfere with thyroid function at elevated levels.
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.