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Is MOUNT SHASTA, CA Tap Water Safe?

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

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Results for MOUNT SHASTA, CA

1 water provider on file serving this city.

Quick answer: MOUNT SHASTA's water currently has an open health-based violation on file: Lead And Copper Rule Revisions, a compliance issue since 10/17/2024. This is active, not historical โ€” see the violation detail below for what EPA's enforcement record shows.

Violations on file

Lead And Copper Rule Revisions
Currently open health violation
Found at 1 of 1 provider

Contaminants found

Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0.00136 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2024
Copper Summary
Detected: 1.51 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2015
Barium
Detected: 0.9 UG/L (ppb)
5/27/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Sulfate
Detected: 0.53 MG/L (ppm)
5/27/2025
Nitrate
Detected: 0.15 MG/L (ppm)
6/30/2025
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
Sodium
Detected: 3.1 MG/L (ppm)
5/27/2025
Calcium
Detected: 5.7 MG/L (ppm)
5/27/2025
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)
Detected: 17 MG/L (ppm)
5/27/2025
pH
Detected: 6.63 PH
5/27/2025
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: 27 MG/L (ppm)
5/27/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 27 MG/L (ppm)
5/27/2025
TDS
Detected: 60 MG/L (ppm)
5/27/2025
Conductivity (at 25ยฐC)
Detected: 54 UMHO/CM
5/27/2025
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
LeadPartialYesPartial
ArsenicPartialYesPartial
Chromium-6 (Hexavalent)PartialYesPartial
CopperPartialYesPartial
Combined UraniumPartialYesPartial
PFOAPartialYes*Partial
PFOSPartialYes*Partial
NitratePartialYesPartial
Combined RadiumPartialYesPartial
Alkalinity, TotalPartialYesPartial
TDSPartialYesPartial
SulfatePartialYesPartial
BariumPartialYesPartial
Conductivity (at 25ยฐC)PartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
SodiumNoPartialNo
CalciumNoPartialNo
Alkalinity, BicarbonateNoNoNo
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)NoNoNo
pHNoNoNo

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