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.
Lead Summary
Lithium
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
TTHM
Chloroform
Bromoform
Bromodichloromethane
Dibromochloromethane
Dichloroaceticacid
Dibromoaceticacid
Monobromoaceticacid
Utility CAL-AM WATER CORONADOPopulation served 106,000Owner 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.