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Pechangawater quality report, rewritten

Serves
29,100
Connections
328
Water source
Surface water bought from another system
Based in
Temecula, CA
Owner
Native American

ZIP codes served: 92593

PWSID 0906050132026 edition · EPA data

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  • Lithium was found in four of 12 samples, highest 50 ppb. Above EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb, a screening level rather than an enforceable limit.
  • Lead The 90th-percentile result was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level. EPA’s health goal for lead is zero.

No health-based violations on file since 2016.

What handles it

What was found

Highlighted: above the health goal. Circled: above the legal limit in at least one sample. Every scale puts the legal line at its middle.

Lithium

Comes from the source

50ppb

Highest of 12 samples; found in four

Above EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb, a screening level rather than an enforceable limit.

What handles it

No certification claim covers this compound yet.

EPA UCMR 5, samples taken from Aug. 23, 2023 to Dec. 30, 2024. Each blue tick is one sample where it was found.

Lead

Comes from pipes, often your own

1.0ppb

90th percentile, 2023 to 2025

The 90th-percentile result was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level. EPA’s health goal for lead is zero.

What handles it

EPA SDWIS, lead and copper monitoring periods ending 2003 to 2025. The pointer marks the latest period; each blue tick is an earlier one.

PFBS

Comes from the source

3.0ppt

Highest of 12 samples; found in two

Below EPA’s hazard index benchmark of 2,000 ppt. PFBS has no legal limit or health goal of its own.

What handles it

EPA UCMR 5, samples taken from Aug. 23, 2023 to March 27, 2024. Each blue tick is one sample where it was found.

Also found, with no federal limit

EPA measured these PFAS to learn how often they occur. None has a legal limit or a health goal yet.

CompoundHighest sampleFound inCertification claim
PFPeA8.9 ppt2 of 12None covers it
PFHxA6.2 ppt2 of 12None covers it

Tested and not found

Below EPA’s minimum reporting level in every sample taken from Aug. 23, 2023 to Dec. 30, 2024. Not found means not measured above that level, which is not the same as zero.

  • 11Cl-PF3OUdS
  • 4:2 FTS
  • 6:2 FTS
  • 8:2 FTS
  • 9Cl-PF3ONS
  • ADONA
  • HFPO-DA (GenX)
  • NEtFOSAA
  • NFDHA
  • NMeFOSAA
  • PFBA
  • PFDA
  • PFDoA
  • PFEESA
  • PFHpA
  • PFHpS
  • PFHxS
  • PFMBA
  • PFMPA
  • PFNA
  • PFOA
  • PFOS
  • PFPeS
  • PFTA
  • PFTrDA
  • PFUnA

Violations since 2016

No health-based violations on file with EPA since 2016.

What handles it

A certification covers specific claims, not a whole standard. Look for these claims on the certifier’s listing, not the box. Wording varies a little: NSF writes “Lead Reduction,” WQA just “Lead.”

At the tap, or for the whole house?

Lead and copper usually come from pipes and fixtures inside or near your home. A whole-house system sits where water enters, so it cannot catch what your own plumbing adds after it. For those, the filter that counts is the one at the tap. How whole-house systems compare.

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What this report cannot tell you

  • Levels of everything else. Federal bulk data carries results for PFAS, lithium, lead and copper, and violations for the rest. Nitrate, arsenic, disinfection byproducts and other levels are in Pechanga’s own annual report, which it must send you every year.
  • Your own plumbing. Lead results are the 90th percentile across homes the utility samples. Your home’s service line, solder and fixtures decide yours. A certified lab test is the only way to know.
  • Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q2; UCMR 5 samples are from Aug. 23, 2023 to Dec. 30, 2024.

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