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CAL-AM WATER CORONADO Water Quality Report

Serving roughly 106,000 people in San Diego County, California.

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for CAL-AM WATER CORONADO

1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 106,000 people in San Diego County, California.

Quick answer: CAL-AM WATER CORONADO has no violations on file. One reading is worth knowing about: Lithium was measured at 42.6ยตg/L, among the highest of the 414 providers on file in this area. It's the most notable figure in this system's record among its 414 local peers.
Utility CAL-AM WATER CORONADO Population served 106,000 Owner Private
No violations on file

Contaminants found

Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0.002 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2026
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 9 UG/L (ppb)
8/12/2025
TTHM
Detected: 20.5 UG/L (ppb)
8/12/2025
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: 2.4 UG/L (ppb)
8/12/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromoform
Detected: 6.3 UG/L (ppb)
8/12/2025
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 4 UG/L (ppb)
8/12/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 7.9 UG/L (ppb)
8/12/2025
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Human-made "forever chemicals" and other substances not yet fully regulated
Lithium
Detected: 42.6 ยตg/L (ppb)
12/5/2023
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Not currently federally regulated in drinking water.
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Dichloroaceticacid
Detected: 2.8 UG/L (ppb)
8/12/2025
Dibromoaceticacid
Detected: 6.3 UG/L (ppb)
8/12/2025
Monobromoaceticacid
Detected: 1.3 UG/L (ppb)
5/13/2025
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
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)YesYesYes
LeadPartialYesPartial
ArsenicPartialYesPartial
Chromium-6 (Hexavalent)PartialYesPartial
CopperPartialYesPartial
Combined UraniumPartialYesPartial
PFOAPartialYes*Partial
PFOSPartialYes*Partial
NitratePartialYesPartial
Combined RadiumPartialYesPartial
LithiumPartialYes*Partial
DichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
DibromoaceticacidPartialYesPartial
MonobromoaceticacidPartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo

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