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Is Atascadero, CA tap water safe?

3 utilities serve Atascadero, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and California’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

1 of the 3 utilities serving Atascadero has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records: Atascadero State Hospital.

Atascadero Mutual Water Co, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOS at 22.3 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.

The water from Atascadero Mutual Water Co is very hard, typically 310 mg/L (18.1 grains per gallon). How California’s water compares.

A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Atascadero’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

What handles it

Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Atascadero Mutual Water Co’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.

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Water testing near Atascadero

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab California certifies.

The 3 labs California certifies closest to Atascadero, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • County of San Luis Obispo Public Health Laboratory

    San Luis Obispo, CA · about 13 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (805) 781-5507

  • Fruit Growers Laboratory, Inc.

    San Luis Obispo, CA · about 15 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (805) 783-2940

  • Abalone Coast Analytical, Inc.

    San Luis Obispo, CA · about 15 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (805) 595-1080

All 145 certified labs for California

ZIP codes in Atascadero

Which ZIP codes are in Atascadero: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: California State Water Resources Control Board, ELAP accredited laboratories and their fields of accreditation; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.

Near Atascadero

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