Is Simi Valley, CA tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Simi Valley has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records.
Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 9.6 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley is very hard, typically 527 mg/L (30.8 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 Simi Valley’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley
California · serves 94,736 people · about 29,200 in Simi Valley
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 9.6 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, typically 527 mg/L (30.8 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Golden State Water Company - Simi Valley
California · serves 45,086 people · about 14,000 in Simi Valley
4 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 35.5 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Hardness: very hard, typically 855 mg/L (50 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 Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley’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: 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: 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: Arsenic
Water testing near Simi Valley
The 3 labs California certifies closest to Simi Valley, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Pat-Chem Laboratories
San Fernando, CA · about 16 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
Camrosa Water District Wastewater Laboratory
Camarillo, CA · about 20 miles
Certified for bacteria
Fruit Growers Laboratory, Inc.
Santa Paula, CA · about 20 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
Which ZIP codes are in Simi Valley: 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 Simi Valley
Other towns in Ventura County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About UraniumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Uranium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water