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Is ESCALON, CA Tap Water Safe?

ESCALON is served by 1 water provider on file with the EPA.

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for ESCALON, CA

1 water provider on file serving this city.

Quick answer: ESCALON's water has no violation currently counted toward its compliance status. EPA's record shows a Nitrate violation dating to 11/01/1984 (42 years ago) โ€” because it's more than five years past its deadline, EPA's policy no longer treats it as part of this system's current standing, though it remains on the public record.

Violations on file

Nitrate
Older/archived health-based violation
Found at 1 of 1 provider
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.

Contaminants found

Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2023
Vanadium, Total
Detected: 28 UG/L (ppb)
1/8/2025
Manganese
Detected: 0.7 UG/L (ppb)
3/11/2025
Mainly a taste/staining concern at typical levels; long-term neurological research at high chronic exposure is ongoing.
Chromium
Detected: 11 UG/L (ppb)
3/11/2025
Occurs in two forms โ€” trivalent (an essential nutrient in trace amounts) and hexavalent (linked to increased cancer risk).
Barium
Detected: 125 UG/L (ppb)
3/11/2025
Arsenic
Detected: 3 UG/L (ppb)
3/11/2025
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Long-term exposure above the legal limit (10 ppb) has been linked to increased cancer risk and cardiovascular disease.
Copper, Free
Detected: 188 UG/L (ppb)
1/8/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Sulfate
Detected: 13.8 MG/L (ppm)
3/11/2025
Chloride
Detected: 9 MG/L (ppm)
3/11/2025
Fluoride
Detected: 0.2 MG/L (ppm)
3/11/2025
Often added deliberately for dental health; can also occur naturally.
Nitrate-Nitrite
Detected: 6.4 MG/L (ppm)
3/11/2025
Nitrate
Detected: 3.6 MG/L (ppm)
10/22/2025
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: 16 MG/L (ppm)
3/11/2025
Potassium
Detected: 4 MG/L (ppm)
3/11/2025
Sodium
Detected: 20 MG/L (ppm)
3/11/2025
Calcium
Detected: 30 MG/L (ppm)
3/11/2025
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
Langelier Index (pH(s))
Detected: -0.3 LANG
3/11/2025
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)
Detected: 141 MG/L (ppm)
3/11/2025
pH, Field
Detected: 7.54 PH
3/11/2025
Calculated Parameters
Values worked out mathematically from other test results, not measured directly
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Detected: 200 MG/L (ppm)
3/11/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Aggressive Index
Detected: 11.6 AGGR
3/11/2025
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 160 MG/L (ppm)
3/11/2025
TDS
Detected: 250 MG/L (ppm)
3/11/2025
Turbidity
Detected: 0.1 NTU
3/11/2025
A measure of water cloudiness from suspended particles.
Conductivity (at 25ยฐC)
Detected: 407 UMHO/CM
3/11/2025
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
Aggressive IndexPartialYesPartial
Alkalinity, TotalPartialYesPartial
TDSPartialYesPartial
SulfatePartialYesPartial
ChloridePartialYesPartial
FluoridePartialYesPartial
Nitrate-NitritePartialYesPartial
Vanadium, TotalPartialYesPartial
ManganesePartialYesPartial
ChromiumPartialYesPartial
BariumPartialYesPartial
Copper, FreePartialYesPartial
Conductivity (at 25ยฐC)PartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
Langelier Index (pH(s))NoNoNo
MagnesiumNoPartialNo
PotassiumNoPartialNo
SodiumNoPartialNo
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)NoNoNo
CalciumNoPartialNo
Alkalinity, BicarbonateNoNoNo
pH, FieldNoNoNo

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