Is Paradise, CA tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Paradise has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records.
Paradise Irrigation District, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and California’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
The water from Paradise Irrigation District is soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 31 to 77 mg/L (1.8 to 4.5 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 Paradise’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Paradise Irrigation District
California · serves 9,114 people · about 1,700 in Paradise
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 31 to 77 mg/L (1.8 to 4.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Blue Oak Terrace Mutual
California · serves 81 people · under 100 in Paradise
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.6 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, 89 mg/L (5.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Paradise
The 3 labs California certifies closest to Paradise, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Precision Enviro-Tech
Twain Harte, CA · about 41 miles
Certified for bacteria
49er Water Laboratory
Jackson, CA · about 44 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Onterris Laboratories, LLC
El Dorado Hills, CA · about 57 miles
Certified for organic chemicals, PFAS
Which ZIP codes are in Paradise: 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 Paradise
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Paradise Irrigation District’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water