Is Campo, CA tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 4 utilities serving Campo have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records: Lake Morena'S Oak Shores MWC and Lake Morena Views MWC.
Campo Hills - County Public Works Wastewtr, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 14.3 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Campo Hills - County Public Works Wastewtr is very hard, typically 218 mg/L (12.8 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 Campo’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Campo Hills - County Public Works Wastewtr
California · serves 500 people · about 160 in Campo
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 14.3 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, typically 218 mg/L (12.8 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Lake Morena'S Oak Shores MWC
California · serves 670 people · about 130 in Campo
4 results above the health goal. The worst: Nitrate at 32 ppm, above the health goal. Hardness: hard to very hard depending on the source, 178 to 1380 mg/L (10.4 to 80.7 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Lake Morena Views MWC
California · serves 360 people · about 110 in Campo
1 result above the legal limit, 1 result above the limit’s level with no violation recorded and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Nitrate at 36 ppm, above the legal limit. Hardness: very hard, typically 280 mg/L (16.4 grains per gallon).
21 health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Rancho del Campo Water System
California · serves 290 people · under 100 in Campo
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 14.5 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard to very hard depending on the source, 160 to 236 mg/L (9.4 to 13.8 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Campo Hills - County Public Works Wastewtr’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic
Water testing near Campo
The 3 labs California certifies closest to Campo, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Metropolitan Solutions
National City, CA · about 37 miles
Certified for bacteria
Environmental Laboratory Network, Inc.
San Diego, CA · about 39 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, radioactivity
Analytical Environmental Lab, LLC
San Diego, CA · about 41 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts
ZIP codes in Campo
Which ZIP codes are in Campo: 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 Campo
Other towns in San Diego County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Campo Hills - County Public Works Wastewtr’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About UraniumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Uranium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water