Serving roughly 10,986 people in Sonoma County, California.
Data current as of July 2026
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Results for SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 10,986 people in Sonoma County, California.
Quick answer: SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY has no violations on file. One reading is worth knowing about: Nitrate was measured at 6.1MG/L, among the highest of the 756 providers on file in this area. It's the most notable figure in this system's record among its 756 local peers.
Lead Summary
Lithium
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
TTHM
Chloroform
Bromoform
Bromodichloromethane
Dibromochloromethane
Dibromoaceticacid
Nitrate
Utility SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITYPopulation served 10,986Owner State or Territorial Government
No violations on file
Contaminants found
Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2024
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 1.5 UG/L (ppb)
7/25/2025
TTHM
Detected: 7.27 UG/L (ppb)
7/25/2025
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: 1.04 UG/L (ppb)
7/25/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromoform
Detected: 1.55 UG/L (ppb)
7/25/2025
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 2.26 UG/L (ppb)
7/25/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 2.42 UG/L (ppb)
7/25/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Nitrate
Detected: 6.1 MG/L (ppm)
9/30/2025
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: 11 µg/L (ppb)
6/4/2024
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
Dibromoaceticacid
Detected: 1.5 UG/L (ppb)
7/25/2025
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.