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EPA SDWIS · Shasta County, California

CITY OF REDDING Water Quality Report

Serving roughly 89,628 people in Shasta County, California.

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Results for CITY OF REDDING

1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 89,628 people in Shasta County, California.

Quick answer: CITY OF REDDING has no violations on file and no single reading stands out against its peers (401 other providers in this area). It serves roughly 89,628 people, and the full breakdown below reflects everything EPA and California have on record for it.
Utility CITY OF REDDING Population served 89,628 Owner Local government
No violations on file
Also serves REDDING

Contaminants found

Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0.00213 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2025
Lead
Detected: 3.8 UG/L (ppb)
7/30/2025
A metal that can leach from old pipes, solder, and fixtures. Current medical guidance holds there is no truly safe level of lead exposure, especially for children and pregnant women.
Copper, Free
Detected: 5.86 UG/L (ppb)
10/8/2025
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 32 UG/L (ppb)
10/15/2025
TTHM
Detected: 27 UG/L (ppb)
10/15/2025
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: 25 UG/L (ppb)
10/15/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromoform
Detected: 0.57 UG/L (ppb)
1/9/2025
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 1.9 UG/L (ppb)
10/15/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 1.2 UG/L (ppb)
1/9/2025
Minerals
Everyday minerals that mainly affect taste and water hardness
Magnesium
Detected: 6.4 MG/L (ppm)
10/8/2025
Calcium
Detected: 6.2 MG/L (ppm)
10/8/2025
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)
Detected: 40 MG/L (ppm)
10/8/2025
pH
Detected: 7.32 PH
10/8/2025
A measure of how acidic or basic the water is (7 is neutral). Affects taste and plumbing, not a direct health measure.
PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
Human-made "forever chemicals" and other substances not yet fully regulated
PFOS
Detected: 0.0095 µg/L (ppb)
9/27/2023
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
PFHXA
Detected: 0.0057 µg/L (ppb)
9/27/2023
PFOA
Detected: 0.012 µg/L (ppb)
9/27/2023
One of two PFAS with an enforceable federal limit (4 ppt) since 2024.
PFPEA
Detected: 0.0054 µg/L (ppb)
9/27/2023
PFHXS
Detected: 0.0056 µg/L (ppb)
9/27/2023
PFHPA
Detected: 0.0041 µg/L (ppb)
9/27/2023
PFBS
Detected: 0.0089 µg/L (ppb)
9/27/2023
Lithium
Detected: 27.8 µg/L (ppb)
9/12/2023
Occurs naturally in some groundwater. Not currently federally regulated in drinking water.
Calculated Parameters
Values worked out mathematically from other test results, not measured directly
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Detected: 42 MG/L (ppm)
10/8/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 50 MG/L (ppm)
10/15/2025
TDS
Detected: 104 MG/L (ppm)
10/8/2025
Dichloroaceticacid
Detected: 12 UG/L (ppb)
10/15/2025
Trichloroaceticacid
Detected: 20 UG/L (ppb)
10/15/2025
Conductivity (at 25°C)
Detected: 94 UMHO/CM
10/8/2025
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.
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
PFHXAPartialYes*Partial
PFPEAPartialYes*Partial
PFHXSPartialYes*Partial
PFHPAPartialYes*Partial
PFBSPartialYes*Partial
LithiumPartialYes*Partial
Alkalinity, TotalPartialYesPartial
TDSPartialYesPartial
DichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
TrichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
Copper, FreePartialYesPartial
Conductivity (at 25°C)PartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
MagnesiumNoPartialNo
CalciumNoPartialNo
Alkalinity, BicarbonateNoNoNo
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)NoNoNo
pHNoNoNo

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