Is Reedley, CA tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 3 utilities serving Reedley has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records: Lindy'S Landing.
City of Reedley, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Nitrate at 16 ppm, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from City of Reedley is soft to very hard depending on the source, 28 to 225 mg/L (1.6 to 13.2 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 Reedley’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Reedley
California · serves 26,076 people · about 1,400 in Reedley
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Nitrate at 16 ppm, above the health goal. Hardness: soft to very hard depending on the source, 28 to 225 mg/L (1.6 to 13.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Lindy'S Landing
California · serves 30 people · under 100 in Reedley
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 4.7 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft, 53 mg/L (3.1 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Teen Challenge
California · serves 130 people · under 100 in Reedley
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 4.5 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, 92 mg/L (5.4 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 Reedley’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, 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, Arsenic
Culligan 10-Cup Pitcher with ZeroWater Technology (ZEROP10)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Nitrate
Water testing near Reedley
The 3 labs California certifies closest to Reedley, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
BSK Associates
Fresno, CA · about 16 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity
SGS North America, Inc.
Clovis, CA · about 20 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS
Fruit Growers Laboratory, Inc.
Visalia, CA · about 22 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Reedley
Which ZIP codes are in Reedley: 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 Reedley
Other towns in Fresno County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Reedley’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