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Is WEST SACRAMENTO, CA Tap Water Safe?

WEST SACRAMENTO is served by 3 water providers on file with the EPA.

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Results for WEST SACRAMENTO, CA

3 water providers on file serving this city.

Quick answer: WEST SACRAMENTO'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 3 providers

Contaminants found

Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2027
Copper, Free
Detected: 60 UG/L (ppb)
9/8/2025
Barium
Detected: 18 UG/L (ppb)
8/6/2025
Aluminum
Detected: 220 UG/L (ppb)
10/1/2025
Iron
Detected: 220 UG/L (ppb)
10/1/2025
Mostly an aesthetic issue (metallic taste, staining) rather than a health concern at typical levels.
Chromium, Hex
Detected: 0.24 UG/L (ppb)
6/11/2025
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
Totalhaloaceticacids (HAA5)
Detected: 20 UG/L (ppb)
10/1/2025
TTHM
Detected: 46 UG/L (ppb)
10/1/2025
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: 40 UG/L (ppb)
10/1/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 5.6 UG/L (ppb)
10/1/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 0.65 UG/L (ppb)
10/1/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Chloride
Detected: 6.1 MG/L (ppm)
8/6/2025
Sulfate
Detected: 4.8 MG/L (ppm)
8/6/2025
Fluoride
Detected: 0.7 MG/L (ppm)
8/6/2025
Often added deliberately for dental health; can also occur naturally.
Minerals
Everyday minerals that mainly affect taste and water hardness
Magnesium
Detected: 6 MG/L (ppm)
8/6/2025
Calcium
Detected: 11 MG/L (ppm)
8/6/2025
Potassium
Detected: 1.2 MG/L (ppm)
8/6/2025
Sodium
Detected: 11 MG/L (ppm)
8/6/2025
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
Langelier Index (pH(s))
Detected: -0.98 LANG
8/6/2025
pH
Detected: 7.7 PH
8/6/2025
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: 76 MG/L (ppm)
8/6/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Dichloroaceticacid
Detected: 8.4 UG/L (ppb)
10/1/2025
Trichloroaceticacid
Detected: 11 UG/L (ppb)
10/1/2025
Monochloroaceticacid
Detected: 2.1 UG/L (ppb)
1/8/2025
Aggressive Index
Detected: 11 AGGR
8/6/2025
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 76 MG/L (ppm)
8/6/2025
TDS
Detected: 100 MG/L (ppm)
8/6/2025
Odor
Detected: 5.7 TON
8/6/2025
Conductivity (at 25ยฐC)
Detected: 160 UMHO/CM
8/6/2025
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
MonochloroaceticacidPartialYesPartial
Copper, FreePartialYesPartial
Aggressive IndexPartialYesPartial
Alkalinity, TotalPartialYesPartial
TDSPartialYesPartial
ChloridePartialYesPartial
SulfatePartialYesPartial
FluoridePartialYesPartial
OdorPartialYesPartial
BariumPartialYesPartial
AluminumPartialYesPartial
Conductivity (at 25ยฐC)PartialYesPartial
IronPartialYesPartial
Chromium, HexPartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
Langelier Index (pH(s))NoNoNo
MagnesiumNoPartialNo
CalciumNoPartialNo
PotassiumNoPartialNo
SodiumNoPartialNo
Alkalinity, BicarbonateNoNoNo
pHNoNoNo

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