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Is Morada, CA tap water safe?

7 utilities serve Morada, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and California’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

2 of the 7 utilities serving Morada have 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 Stockton and Morada Manor Water System.

City of Stockton, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the legal limit, 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 55.7 ppb, above the legal limit.

The water from City of Stockton is soft to very hard depending on the source, 17 to 349 mg/L (1 to 20.4 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 Morada’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

What handles it

Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in City of Stockton’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.

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Every claim, and more filters, in the full report

Water testing near Morada

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab California certifies.

The 3 labs California certifies closest to Morada, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Precision Enviro-Tech

    Stockton, CA · about 5 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics

    (209) 405-0601

  • Lodi Wine Laboratories

    Lodi, CA · about 5 miles

    Certified for nitrate, minerals and other inorganics

    (209) 339-1990

  • San Joaquin County Public Health Laboratory

    Stockton, CA · about 7 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (209) 468-3460

All 145 certified labs for California

ZIP codes in Morada

Which ZIP codes are in Morada: 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.

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