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EPA SDWIS · San Bernardino County, California

SAN BERNARDINO CITY Water Quality Report

Serving roughly 214,665 people in San Bernardino County, California.

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for SAN BERNARDINO CITY

1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 214,665 people in San Bernardino County, California.

Quick answer: SAN BERNARDINO CITY has no violations on file and no single reading stands out against its peers (669 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.
Utility SAN BERNARDINO CITY Population served 214,665 Owner Local government
No violations on file
Also serves SAN BERNARDIN0

Contaminants found

Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0 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)
10/8/2025
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)
8/12/2025
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
PFBSPartialYes*Partial
PFHXSPartialYes*Partial
PFHXAPartialYes*Partial
PFPEAPartialYes*Partial
SulfatePartialYesPartial
ChloridePartialYesPartial
TDSPartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
MagnesiumNoPartialNo
SodiumNoPartialNo
CalciumNoPartialNo
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)NoNoNo

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