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So. Cal. Edison Co. - Santa CatalinaWater quality report

Standards for what was found here

5358
Serves
3,822
Connections
1,916
Water source
Surface water
Based in
Avalon, CA
County
Los Angeles
Owner
Private
The ZIP code it serves

90704

PWSID CA1910006 · EPA data

Read this first

  • Copper In the latest period, 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below 1.6 ppm, above the 1.3 ppm action level.
  • Lithium was found in 12 of 20 samples, highest 52.9 ppb. Above EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb, a screening level rather than an enforceable limit.

No health-based violations on file since 2016.

What handles it

What was found, stop by stop

  • Below the health goal
  • Above the health goal
  • Above the legal limit
  • No federal data

  1. At the source

    EPA UCMR 5 sampled this utility for 29 PFAS and lithium from March 12, 2024 to Dec. 10, 2024. Each tick under a result’s line is one sample where it was found, dated when you point at it.

  2. Lithium

    Above EPA’s health benchmark

    52.9ppb

    Highest of 20 samples; found in 12

    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.

  3. 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
    PFHpA7.0 ppt4 of 19NSF/ANSI 53: Total PFAS Reduction

  4. In treatment

    No federal results for this stop. Disinfection byproduct, chlorine and fluoride levels are in So. Cal. Edison Co. - Santa Catalina’s own annual report, which it must send you every year.

  5. In the pipes

    Lead and copper, from the homes the utility samples. Your own service line, solder and fixtures decide yours.

  6. Copper

    Above the action level

    1.6ppm

    90th percentile, 2002

    In the latest period, 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below 1.6 ppm, above the 1.3 ppm action level.

    EPA SDWIS, lead and copper monitoring periods ending 1993 to 2002. The line stops at the latest period; each tick under it is an earlier one.

  7. At your tap

    The last stretch is your own plumbing. A certified lab test is the only way to know what reaches your glass. Lead in your water: what to do

Tested and not found

Below EPA’s minimum reporting level in every sample taken from March 12, 2024 to Dec. 10, 2024. Not found means not measured above that level, which is not the same as zero.

All 29 compounds tested and not found
  • 11Cl-PF3OUdS
  • 4:2 FTS
  • 6:2 FTS
  • 8:2 FTS
  • 9Cl-PF3ONS
  • ADONA
  • HFPO-DA (GenX)
  • Lead
  • NEtFOSAA
  • NFDHA
  • NMeFOSAA
  • PFBA
  • PFBS
  • PFDA
  • PFDoA
  • PFEESA
  • PFHpS
  • PFHxA
  • PFHxS
  • PFMBA
  • PFMPA
  • PFNA
  • PFOA
  • PFOS
  • PFPeA
  • 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 So. Cal. Edison Co. - Santa Catalina’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 March 12, 2024 to Dec. 10, 2024.

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What to do next

  1. Start with Copper

    What each marked result does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.

  2. Read the utility’s own report

    So. Cal. Edison Co. - Santa Catalina must send you a water quality report every year. It lists nitrate, arsenic and byproduct levels this page cannot.

  3. Test your own tap for lead

    Your service line, solder and fixtures decide the lead at your faucet, not the utility’s average.

  4. Compare five-year costs

    What the filters certified for these results cost over five years, cartridges included.