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Is ETNA, CA Tap Water Safe?

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

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for ETNA, CA

1 water provider on file serving this city.

Quick answer: ETNA'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 720 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: 0.00192 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2021
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
TTHM
Detected: 60 UG/L (ppb)
8/27/2025
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.
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 53 UG/L (ppb)
8/27/2025
Chloroform
Detected: 59 UG/L (ppb)
8/27/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 1 UG/L (ppb)
8/27/2025
Minerals
Everyday minerals that mainly affect taste and water hardness
Magnesium
Detected: 1.6 MG/L (ppm)
8/27/2025
Sodium
Detected: 3.8 MG/L (ppm)
8/27/2025
Calcium
Detected: 10.9 MG/L (ppm)
8/27/2025
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)
Detected: 33 MG/L (ppm)
8/27/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Dichloroaceticacid
Detected: 20 UG/L (ppb)
8/27/2025
Trichloroaceticacid
Detected: 33 UG/L (ppb)
8/27/2025
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
DichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
TrichloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
MagnesiumNoPartialNo
SodiumNoPartialNo
CalciumNoPartialNo
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)NoNoNo

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