Is Lucerne Valley, CA tap water safe?
The short answer
3 of the 12 utilities serving Lucerne Valley have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records: Bar H MWC, Gordon Acres Water Co and Rancho Pino Verde.
Golden State Water Co - Lucerne, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 3.4 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Golden State Water Co - Lucerne is hard to very hard depending on the source, 140 to 220 mg/L (8.2 to 12.9 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 Lucerne Valley’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Golden State Water Co - Lucerne
California · serves 590 people · about 200 in Lucerne Valley
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 3.4 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard to very hard depending on the source, 140 to 220 mg/L (8.2 to 12.9 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Jubilee MWC
California · serves 759 people · about 100 in Lucerne Valley
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 4.6 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard to hard depending on the source, 110 to 155 mg/L (6.4 to 9.1 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Desert Springs MWC
California · serves 325 people · under 100 in Lucerne Valley
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 8.3 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft, typically 56 mg/L (3.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Center Water Co
California · serves 162 people · under 100 in Lucerne Valley
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 3.2 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard, typically 153 mg/L (8.9 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Lucerne Vista MWC
California · serves 224 people · under 100 in Lucerne Valley
1 result above the limit’s level with no violation recorded and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 13 ppb, above the limit’s level, no violation. Hardness: moderately hard to hard depending on the source, 115 to 145 mg/L (6.7 to 8.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Lucerne Valley MWC
California · serves 228 people · under 100 in Lucerne Valley
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 4.4 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard, typically 148 mg/L (8.6 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Bar H MWC
California · serves 155 people · under 100 in Lucerne Valley
1 result above the legal limit and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Nitrate at 13 ppm, above the legal limit. Hardness: very hard, typically 300 mg/L (17.5 grains per gallon).
16 health-based violations since 2016
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Desert Dawn MWC
California · serves 150 people · under 100 in Lucerne Valley
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 3.4 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard, typically 145 mg/L (8.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Gordon Acres Water Co
California · serves 200 people · under 100 in Lucerne Valley
1 result above the legal limit. The worst: Nitrate at 14 ppm, above the legal limit. Hardness: very hard, typically 350 mg/L (20.5 grains per gallon).
17 health-based violations since 2016
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West End MWC
California · serves 98 people · under 100 in Lucerne Valley
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 2.5 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard, typically 165 mg/L (9.6 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
2 more utilities in Lucerne Valley
By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Lucerne Valley than those above.
- Moss Mobile Manorserves 26 people · under 100 in Lucerne Valley · no health-based violations since 2016
- Rancho Pino Verdeserves 66 people · under 100 in Lucerne Valley · 1 health-based violation since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Golden State Water Co - Lucerne’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Lucerne Valley
The 3 labs California certifies closest to Lucerne Valley, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Geo-Monitor, Inc
Hesperia, CA · about 23 miles
Certified for bacteria
BSK Associates - San Bernardino Analytical Laboratory
San Bernardino, CA · about 38 miles
Certified for bacteria
Clinical Laboratory of San Bernardino, Inc.
Grand Terrace, CA · about 41 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
ZIP codes in Lucerne Valley
Which ZIP codes are in Lucerne Valley: 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 Lucerne Valley
Other towns in San Bernardino County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Golden State Water Co - Lucerne’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About UraniumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Uranium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water