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EPA SDWIS · San Bernardino County, California

Is SAN BERNARDIN0, CA Tap Water Safe?

SAN BERNARDIN0 is served by 3 water providers on file with the EPA.

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for SAN BERNARDIN0, CA

3 water providers on file serving this city.

Quick answer: SAN BERNARDIN0's water has no violations on file and no single reading stands out against its peers (3 other providers in this area). It serves roughly 214,665 people, and the full breakdown below reflects everything EPA and California have on record for it.

Contaminants found

Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0 mg/L (ppm)
Found at 3 providers
Copper, Free
Detected: 860 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
Chromium
Detected: 8.4 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
Occurs in two forms — trivalent (an essential nutrient in trace amounts) and hexavalent (linked to increased cancer risk).
Arsenic
Detected: 13 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Long-term exposure above the legal limit (10 ppb) has been linked to increased cancer risk and cardiovascular disease.
Selenium
Detected: 3.3 UG/L (ppb)
Found at 2 providers
Copper Summary
Detected: 1.5 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2024
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Sulfate
Detected: 37 MG/L (ppm)
8/12/2025
Chloride
Detected: 28 MG/L (ppm)
8/12/2025
Nitrate
Detected: 4.9 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 3 providers
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.
Minerals
Everyday minerals that mainly affect taste and water hardness
Magnesium
Detected: 8.6 MG/L (ppm)
8/12/2025
Sodium
Detected: 34 MG/L (ppm)
8/12/2025
Calcium
Detected: 53 MG/L (ppm)
8/12/2025
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)
Detected: 170 MG/L (ppm)
8/12/2025
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Human-made "forever chemicals" and other substances not yet fully regulated
Lithium
Detected: 9.11 µg/L (ppb)
4/18/2024
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Not currently federally regulated in drinking water.
PFBS
Detected: 0.0044 µg/L (ppb)
10/17/2024
PFHXS
Detected: 0.004 µg/L (ppb)
10/17/2024
PFHXA
Detected: 0.004 µg/L (ppb)
10/17/2024
PFPEA
Detected: 0.0034 µg/L (ppb)
10/17/2024
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
TDS
Detected: 280 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 3 providers
Filtration considerations: 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
PFBSPartialYes*Partial
PFHXSPartialYes*Partial
PFHXAPartialYes*Partial
PFPEAPartialYes*Partial
SulfatePartialYesPartial
ChloridePartialYesPartial
TDSPartialYesPartial
Copper, FreePartialYesPartial
ChromiumPartialYesPartial
SeleniumPartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
MagnesiumNoPartialNo
SodiumNoPartialNo
CalciumNoPartialNo
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)NoNoNo

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