Is Forest Ranch, CA tap water safe?
The short answer
4 of the 5 utilities serving Forest Ranch have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records: Mountain Village Homeowner'S Assoc, Humboldt Woodlands Mutual, Forest Knolls Mutual Water Co and 1 more.
Mountain Village Homeowner'S Assoc, 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.
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 Forest Ranch’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Mountain Village Homeowner'S Assoc
California · serves 45 people · under 100 in Forest Ranch
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Humboldt Woodlands Mutual
California · serves 64 people · under 100 in Forest Ranch
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, 89 mg/L (5.2 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Forest Knolls Mutual Water Co
California · serves 44 people · under 100 in Forest Ranch
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
2 health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Forest Ranch Mutual Water System
California · serves 118 people · under 100 in Forest Ranch
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: soft, 46 mg/L (2.7 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Humboldt Highlands Mutual
California · serves 58 people · under 100 in Forest Ranch
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Forest Ranch
The 3 labs California certifies closest to Forest Ranch, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Fruit Growers Laboratory, Inc.
Chico, CA · about 24 miles
Certified for bacteria
Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Redding
Redding, CA · about 58 miles
Certified for bacteria
Cranmer Engineering, Inc.
Grass Valley, CA · about 61 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in Forest Ranch
Which ZIP codes are in Forest Ranch: 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 Forest Ranch
Other towns in Butte County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Mountain Village Homeowner'S Assoc’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water