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Is MENLO PARK, CA Tap Water Safe?

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

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for MENLO PARK, CA

1 water provider on file serving this city.

Quick answer: MENLO PARK's water has no violations on file and no single reading stands out against its peers (1 other providers in this area). It serves roughly 22,362 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: 0.0031 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2024
Manganese
Detected: 57 UG/L (ppb)
3/4/2025
Mainly a taste/staining concern at typical levels; long-term neurological research at high chronic exposure is ongoing.
Chromium, Hex
Detected: 0.056 UG/L (ppb)
3/4/2025
Barium
Detected: 100 UG/L (ppb)
3/4/2025
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 37.5 UG/L (ppb)
7/8/2025
TTHM
Detected: 63.3 UG/L (ppb)
7/8/2025
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: 62.1 UG/L (ppb)
7/8/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 1.22 UG/L (ppb)
7/8/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 1.24 UG/L (ppb)
1/14/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Sulfate
Detected: 37 MG/L (ppm)
3/4/2025
Chloride
Detected: 110 MG/L (ppm)
3/4/2025
Fluoride
Detected: 0.21 MG/L (ppm)
3/4/2025
Often added deliberately for dental health; can also occur naturally.
Nitrate-Nitrite
Detected: 1.1 MG/L (ppm)
3/4/2025
Nitrate
Detected: 1.1 MG/L (ppm)
3/4/2025
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: 13 MG/L (ppm)
3/4/2025
Sodium
Detected: 120 MG/L (ppm)
3/4/2025
Calcium
Detected: 46 MG/L (ppm)
3/4/2025
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)
Detected: 170 MG/L (ppm)
3/4/2025
Gross Alpha Particle Activity
Detected: 2.12 PCI/L
3/4/2025
pH
Detected: 7.86 PH
3/4/2025
A measure of how acidic or basic the water is (7 is neutral). Affects taste and plumbing, not a direct health measure.
Calculated Parameters
Values worked out mathematically from other test results, not measured directly
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Detected: 219 MG/L (ppm)
3/4/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 219 MG/L (ppm)
3/4/2025
TDS
Detected: 372 MG/L (ppm)
3/4/2025
Turbidity
Detected: 0.57 NTU
3/4/2025
A measure of water cloudiness from suspended particles.
Gross Beta Particle Activity
Detected: 3.68 PCI/L
3/4/2025
Color
Detected: 2 UNITS
3/4/2025
Dichloroaceticacid
Detected: 19.3 UG/L (ppb)
7/8/2025
Trichloroaceticacid
Detected: 18.2 UG/L (ppb)
7/8/2025
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
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)YesYesYes
LeadPartialYesPartial
ArsenicPartialYesPartial
Chromium-6 (Hexavalent)PartialYesPartial
CopperPartialYesPartial
Combined UraniumPartialYesPartial
PFOAPartialYes*Partial
PFOSPartialYes*Partial
NitratePartialYesPartial
Combined RadiumPartialYesPartial
Alkalinity, TotalPartialYesPartial
TDSPartialYesPartial
SulfatePartialYesPartial
ChloridePartialYesPartial
FluoridePartialYesPartial
Nitrate-NitritePartialYesPartial
Gross Beta Particle ActivityPartialYesPartial
ManganesePartialYesPartial
Chromium, HexPartialYesPartial
BariumPartialYesPartial
ColorPartialYesPartial
DichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
TrichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
MagnesiumNoPartialNo
SodiumNoPartialNo
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)NoNoNo
CalciumNoPartialNo
Alkalinity, BicarbonateNoNoNo
Gross Alpha Particle ActivityNoNoNo
pHNoNoNo

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