Is Oak Glen, CA tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 3 utilities serving Oak Glen has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records: Yucaipa Valley Water District.
Yucaipa Valley Water District, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the legal limit, 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Nitrate at 12 ppm, above the legal limit.
The water from Yucaipa Valley Water District is moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 95 to 310 mg/L (5.6 to 18.1 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 Oak Glen’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Yucaipa Valley Water District
California · serves 52,202 people · about 13,400 in Oak Glen
2 results above the legal limit, 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Nitrate at 12 ppm, above the legal limit. Hardness: moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 95 to 310 mg/L (5.6 to 18.1 grains per gallon).
5 health-based violations since 2016
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South Mesa WC
California · serves 10,348 people · about 1,200 in Oak Glen
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 0.55 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft to very hard depending on the source, 18 to 210 mg/L (1.1 to 12.3 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Western Heights Water Company
California · serves 7,735 people · about 800 in Oak Glen
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 1.8 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard to very hard depending on the source, 155 to 230 mg/L (9.1 to 13.5 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 Yucaipa Valley Water 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: Nitrate, Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), PFOA, 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: Nitrate, Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), PFOA, 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: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), PFOA, Arsenic
Water testing near Oak Glen
The 3 labs California certifies closest to Oak Glen, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
BSK Associates - San Bernardino Analytical Laboratory
San Bernardino, CA · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria
Babcock Laboratories, Inc.
Riverside, CA · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity
Clinical Laboratory of San Bernardino, Inc.
Grand Terrace, CA · about 18 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
ZIP codes in Oak Glen
Which ZIP codes are in Oak Glen: 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 Oak Glen
Other towns in San Bernardino County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Yucaipa Valley Water District’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for NitrateRanked 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