Is Madera Acres, CA tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 3 utilities serving Madera Acres has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records.
City of Madera, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from City of Madera is soft to hard depending on the source, 43 to 163 mg/L (2.5 to 9.5 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 Madera Acres’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Madera
California · serves 66,560 people · about 2,700 in Madera Acres
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft to hard depending on the source, 43 to 163 mg/L (2.5 to 9.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Madera Co Sa3 - Parksdale
California · serves 1,789 people · about 250 in Madera Acres
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.5 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 58 to 92 mg/L (3.4 to 5.4 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Sa 14 Chuk Chanse Subdivision
California · serves 100 people · under 100 in Madera Acres
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Nitrate at 11 ppm, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, 64 mg/L (3.7 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 City of Madera’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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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: Lead, 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: Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Madera Acres
The 3 labs California certifies closest to Madera Acres, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Dellavalle Laboratory, Inc.
Fresno, CA · about 22 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, radioactivity
SGS North America, Inc.
Clovis, CA · about 24 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS
Moore Twining Associates, Inc.
Fresno, CA · about 25 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
ZIP codes in Madera Acres
Which ZIP codes are in Madera Acres: 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 Madera Acres
Other towns in Madera County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Madera’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water