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Is Big Pine, CA tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Big Pine, 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 2 utilities serving Big Pine has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records: Rolling Green Utilities, Inc..

Rolling Green Utilities, Inc., which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and California’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.

The water from Rolling Green Utilities, Inc. is soft, typically 44 mg/L (2.6 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 Big Pine’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Big Pine

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

  • Inyo County Water Lab

    Independence, CA · about 35 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (760) 878-8476

All 145 certified labs for California

ZIP codes in Big Pine

Which ZIP codes are in Big Pine: 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.

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