Is Shingletown, CA tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 5 utilities serving Shingletown have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records: Lassen Pines Mutual Water Co Inc and Woodridge Mutual Water Co.
Shasta Forest Village M.W.C., which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.8 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Shasta Forest Village M.W.C. is moderately hard, typically 95 mg/L (5.6 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 Shingletown’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Shasta Forest Village M.W.C.
California · serves 750 people · about 110 in Shingletown
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.8 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, typically 95 mg/L (5.6 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Starlite Pines Mutual Water Co Inc
California · serves 500 people · under 100 in Shingletown
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.5 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft, typically 58 mg/L (3.4 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Cortland Pines Mutual Water Co
California · serves 92 people · under 100 in Shingletown
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, 68 mg/L (4 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Lassen Pines Mutual Water Co Inc
California · serves 475 people · under 100 in Shingletown
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.2 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft, 49 mg/L (2.9 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Woodridge Mutual Water Co
California · serves 176 people · under 100 in Shingletown
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, typically 110 mg/L (6.4 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Shasta Forest Village M.W.C.’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Shingletown
The 2 labs California certifies closest to Shingletown, 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
Fruit Growers Laboratory, Inc.
Chico, CA · about 53 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Shingletown
Which ZIP codes are in Shingletown: 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 Shingletown
Other towns in Shasta County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Shasta Forest Village M.W.C.’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water