Is East Rancho Dominguez, CA tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 3 utilities serving East Rancho Dominguez has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records.
Compton - City, Water Dept., 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 17 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
The water from Compton - City, Water Dept. is moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 110 to 281 mg/L (6.4 to 16.4 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 East Rancho Dominguez’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Compton - City, Water Dept.
California · serves 90,986 people · about 5,000 in East Rancho Dominguez
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 17 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 110 to 281 mg/L (6.4 to 16.4 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Liberty Utilities - Lynwood
California · serves 24,649 people · about 2,600 in East Rancho Dominguez
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOS at 17 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: hard to very hard depending on the source, 180 to 270 mg/L (10.5 to 15.8 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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California Water Service Co. - Dominguez
California · serves 149,490 people · under 100 in East Rancho Dominguez
3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 64.7 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Hardness: soft to very hard depending on the source, 48 to 1250 mg/L (2.8 to 73.1 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 Compton - City, Water Dept.’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: PFOS, PFOA, 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: PFOS, PFOA, 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: PFOS, PFOA, Arsenic
Water testing near East Rancho Dominguez
The 3 labs California certifies closest to East Rancho Dominguez, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
SGS Forensic Laboratories
Carson, CA · about 2 miles
Certified for metals
JK BioScience Inc.
Rancho Dominguez, CA · about 3 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper, metals
Los Angeles County Public Health Laboratory
Downey, CA · about 4 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in East Rancho Dominguez
Which ZIP codes are in East Rancho Dominguez: 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 East Rancho Dominguez
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What to do next
- Read Compton - City, Water Dept.’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOSRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water