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Is Red Bluff, CA tap water safe?

15 utilities serve Red Bluff, 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.

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The short answer

8 of the 15 utilities serving Red Bluff have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records: Surrey Village Water Co. Inc., Modern Village MWC, Howell'S Lakeside Water Co. and 5 more.

City of Red Bluff, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 7.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.

The water from City of Red Bluff is moderately hard, typically 84 mg/L (4.9 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 Red Bluff’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

5 more utilities in Red Bluff

By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Red Bluff than those above.

What handles it

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

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Water testing near Red Bluff

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

  • Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Redding

    Redding, CA · about 27 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (530) 999-4051

  • Fruit Growers Laboratory, Inc.

    Chico, CA · about 41 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (530) 343-5818

All 145 certified labs for California

ZIP codes in Red Bluff

Which ZIP codes are in Red Bluff: 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 Red Bluff

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