CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MEN Water Quality Report
Serving roughly 10,667 people in San Bernardino County, California.
Data current as of July 2026
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Results for CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MEN
1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 10,667 people in San Bernardino County, California.
Quick answer: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MEN currently has an open health-based violation on file: Groundwater Rule, a compliance issue since 06/09/2022. This is active, not historical — see the violation detail below for what EPA's enforcement record shows.
Lead Summary
Alkalinity, Total
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Orthophosphate
Turbidity
pH
Phosphate, Total
Copper, Free
Color
TDS
Nitrate
Utility CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MENPopulation served 10,667Owner State or Territorial Government
Open violation on file
Violations on file
Groundwater Rule
Currently open health violation
Found at 1 of 1 provider
Contaminants found
Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2027
Copper, Free
Detected: 43 UG/L (ppb)
10/8/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Nitrate
Detected: 5.5 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.
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
Orthophosphate
Detected: 0.58 MG/L (ppm)
10/8/2025
pH
Detected: 7.7 PH
10/8/2025
A measure of how acidic or basic the water is (7 is neutral). Affects taste and plumbing, not a direct health measure.
Phosphate, Total
Detected: 1800 UG/L (ppb)
6/2/2025
Calculated Parameters
Values worked out mathematically from other test results, not measured directly
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Detected: 110 MG/L (ppm)
10/8/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 110 MG/L (ppm)
10/8/2025
Turbidity
Detected: 0.1 NTU
9/24/2025
A measure of water cloudiness from suspended particles.
Color
Detected: 1 UNITS
2/28/2025
TDS
Detected: 450 MG/L (ppm)
8/20/2025
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.