Is Linda, CA tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 4 utilities serving Linda has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records.
Olivehurst Public Utility District, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 3.3 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Olivehurst Public Utility District is moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 89 to 238 mg/L (5.2 to 13.9 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 Linda’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Olivehurst Public Utility District
California · serves 16,595 people · about 560 in Linda
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 3.3 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 89 to 238 mg/L (5.2 to 13.9 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Linda County Water District
California · serves 21,654 people · about 520 in Linda
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 5.9 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, 70 mg/L (4.1 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Cal - Water Service Co. - Marysville
California · serves 12,888 people · about 440 in Linda
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 4.8 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard to very hard depending on the source, 160 to 338 mg/L (9.4 to 19.7 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Plumas Lake
California · serves 11,374 people · about 400 in Linda
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, typically 100 mg/L (5.8 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 Olivehurst Public Utility District’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 Linda
The 3 labs California certifies closest to Linda, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Cranmer Engineering, Inc.
Grass Valley, CA · about 27 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Eurofins Sacramento Service Center
West Sacramento, CA · about 38 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Eurofins Sacramento
West Sacramento, CA · about 38 miles
Certified for minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, PFAS
Which ZIP codes are in Linda: 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 Linda
Other towns in Yuba County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Olivehurst Public Utility District’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