Is Covina, CA tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 6 utilities serving Covina has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records.
Covina - City, Water Dept., which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 47 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. A health benchmark is a level EPA screens with, not a legal limit.
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 Covina’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Covina - City, Water Dept.
California · serves 33,300 people · about 24,100 in Covina
1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 47 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Azusa Light and Water
California · serves 110,044 people · about 16,500 in Covina
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 7.7 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 100 to 290 mg/L (5.8 to 17 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Gswc - San Dimas
California · serves 56,564 people · about 3,000 in Covina
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 4 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOS at 4.6 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: very hard, typically 299 mg/L (17.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Suburban Water Systems - Covina Knolls
California · serves 1,451 people · about 340 in Covina
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Suburban Water Systems - San Jose
California · serves 170,523 people · about 320 in Covina
3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 56 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Hardness: hard to very hard depending on the source, 147 to 290 mg/L (8.6 to 17 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Valencia Heights Water Co.
California · serves 7,775 people · about 250 in Covina
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 5.7 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: very hard, typically 540 mg/L (31.6 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Covina
The 3 labs California certifies closest to Covina, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eurofins Pomona
Pomona, CA · about 5 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity
Weck Laboratories, Inc.
City of Industry, CA · about 7 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity
Enviro-Chem, Inc.
Pomona, CA · about 9 miles
Certified for metals
Which ZIP codes are in Covina: 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 Covina
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What to do next
- Read Covina - City, Water Dept.’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About LithiumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Lithium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water