CITY OF SAN JOSE - NSJ/ALVISO Water Quality Report
Serving roughly 45,559 people in Santa Clara County, California.
Data current as of July 2026
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Results for CITY OF SAN JOSE - NSJ/ALVISO
1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 45,559 people in Santa Clara County, California.
Quick answer: CITY OF SAN JOSE - NSJ/ALVISO has no violations on file. One reading is worth knowing about: Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5) was measured at 51.8UG/L, among the highest of the 320 providers on file in this area. It's the most notable figure in this system's record among its 320 local peers.
Lead Summary
Lithium
Nitrate
Chromium, Hex
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
TTHM
Chloroform
Bromodichloromethane
Dibromochloromethane
Dichloroaceticacid
Trichloroaceticacid
Utility CITY OF SAN JOSE - NSJ/ALVISOPopulation served 45,559Owner Local government
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2024
Chromium, Hex
Detected: 0.749 UG/L (ppb)
2/4/2025
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 51.8 UG/L (ppb)
7/8/2025
TTHM
Detected: 63.85 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: 62.34 UG/L (ppb)
7/8/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 1.51 UG/L (ppb)
7/8/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 1.1 UG/L (ppb)
1/14/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Nitrate
Detected: 2.8 MG/L (ppm)
2/4/2025
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Human-made "forever chemicals" and other substances not yet fully regulated
Lithium
Detected: 9.2 ยตg/L (ppb)
9/5/2023
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: 33.6 UG/L (ppb)
7/8/2025
Trichloroaceticacid
Detected: 18.2 UG/L (ppb)
7/8/2025
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.