BIG BEAR CITY is served by 1 water provider on file with the EPA.
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Results for BIG BEAR CITY, CA
1 water provider on file serving this city.
Quick answer: BIG BEAR CITY's water has no violation currently counted toward its compliance status. EPA's record shows a Fluoride violation dating to 07/01/1987 (39 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
PFBS
PFHPA
PFHXS
PFOS
PFOA
PFPEA
Pfpes
PFHXA
Lead
TTHM
Chloroform
Bromoform
Bromodichloromethane
Dibromochloromethane
Copper, Free
Fluoride
Perfluorobutanesulfonicacid (PFBS)
Perfluorohexanesulfonicacid (PFHxS)
Perfluoroctanesulfonicacid (PFOS)
Perfluoroctanoicacid (PFOA)
Perfluorohexanoicacid (PFHXA)
Perfluorobutanoicacid (PFBA)
Perfluoropentanoicacid (PFPEA)
Perfluoropentanesulfonicacid (PFPES)
Perfluoroheptanoicacid (PFHPA)
Manganese
Chromium, Hex
Violations on file
Fluoride
Older/archived health-based violation
Found at 1 of 1 provider
Often added deliberately for dental health; can also occur naturally.
Contaminants found
Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2025
Lead
Detected: 40 UG/L (ppb)
6/4/2025
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.
Copper, Free
Detected: 140 UG/L (ppb)
9/30/2025
Manganese
Detected: 33 UG/L (ppb)
9/10/2025
Mainly a taste/staining concern at typical levels; long-term neurological research at high chronic exposure is ongoing.
Chromium, Hex
Detected: 0.14 UG/L (ppb)
2/26/2025
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
TTHM
Detected: 9.8 UG/L (ppb)
7/23/2025
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: 1 UG/L (ppb)
7/23/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromoform
Detected: 1.9 UG/L (ppb)
7/23/2025
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 2.7 UG/L (ppb)
7/23/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 4.2 UG/L (ppb)
7/23/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Fluoride
Detected: 0.9 MG/L (ppm)
10/29/2025
Often added deliberately for dental health; can also occur naturally.
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Human-made "forever chemicals" and other substances not yet fully regulated
PFBS
Detected: 0.005 µg/L (ppb)
9/17/2024
PFHPA
Detected: 0.0035 µg/L (ppb)
3/6/2024
PFHXS
Detected: 0.019 µg/L (ppb)
9/17/2024
PFOS
Detected: 0.0054 µg/L (ppb)
9/17/2024
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
PFOA
Detected: 0.0045 µg/L (ppb)
3/6/2024
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
PFPEA
Detected: 0.0064 µg/L (ppb)
9/17/2024
Pfpes
Detected: 0.0045 µg/L (ppb)
9/17/2024
PFHXA
Detected: 0.0064 µg/L (ppb)
9/17/2024
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Perfluorobutanesulfonicacid (PFBS)
Detected: 2.2 NG/L (ppt)
10/1/2025
Perfluorohexanesulfonicacid (PFHxS)
Detected: 5 NG/L (ppt)
10/1/2025
Perfluoroctanesulfonicacid (PFOS)
Detected: 6.5 NG/L (ppt)
6/10/2025
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
Perfluoroctanoicacid (PFOA)
Detected: 2.9 NG/L (ppt)
6/10/2025
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
Perfluorohexanoicacid (PFHXA)
Detected: 6.9 NG/L (ppt)
6/10/2025
Perfluorobutanoicacid (PFBA)
Detected: 2.6 NG/L (ppt)
6/10/2025
Perfluoropentanoicacid (PFPEA)
Detected: 7.1 NG/L (ppt)
6/10/2025
Perfluoropentanesulfonicacid (PFPES)
Detected: 3.8 NG/L (ppt)
6/10/2025
Perfluoroheptanoicacid (PFHPA)
Detected: 2.3 NG/L (ppt)
6/10/2025
Filtration considerations: General system types, not a specific product recommendation.