Is Crestline, CA tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 9 utilities serving Crestline have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records: Valley of Enchantment MWC and Valley View Park MWC.
Clawa, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.6 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Clawa is moderately hard, typically 88 mg/L (5.1 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 Crestline’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Clawa
California · serves 2,320 people · nearly all in Crestline
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.6 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, typically 88 mg/L (5.1 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Crestline Village CWD - Division 10
California · serves 11,650 people · about 3,800 in Crestline
3 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 1 result above the limit’s level with no violation recorded and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Uranium at 74.8 ppb, above the limit’s level, no violation. Hardness: soft to hard depending on the source, 58 to 150 mg/L (3.4 to 8.8 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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San Bernardino City
California · serves 214,665 people · about 860 in Crestline
3 results above the health goal. The worst: Nitrate at 15 ppm, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 120 to 320 mg/L (7 to 18.7 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Valley of Enchantment MWC
California · serves 2,471 people · about 810 in Crestline
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 9.8 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard to hard depending on the source, 64 to 140 mg/L (3.7 to 8.2 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Cedarpines Park MWC
California · serves 2,458 people · about 580 in Crestline
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 22.4 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft to hard depending on the source, 49 to 135 mg/L (2.9 to 7.9 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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West Valley Water District
California · serves 96,123 people · about 140 in Crestline
3 results above the health goal. The worst: Nitrate at 14 ppm, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 88 to 245 mg/L (5.1 to 14.3 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Muscoy MWC No. 1
California · serves 13,000 people · about 130 in Crestline
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 3.9 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, typically 225 mg/L (13.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Valley View Park MWC
California · serves 499 people · about 130 in Crestline
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Nitrate at 12 ppm, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Cdf - Pilot Rock Conservation Camp
California · serves 65 people · based in Crestline
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 15 ppb, above the health goal.
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 Clawa’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 Crestline
The 3 labs California certifies closest to Crestline, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
BSK Associates - San Bernardino Analytical Laboratory
San Bernardino, CA · about 13 miles
Certified for bacteria
Clinical Laboratory of San Bernardino, Inc.
Grand Terrace, CA · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
Geo-Monitor, Inc
Hesperia, CA · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in Crestline: 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 Crestline
Other towns in San Bernardino County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Clawa’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for ArsenicRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best reverse osmosis systems, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water