Is South Monrovia Island, CA tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 3 utilities serving South Monrovia Island has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records.
Cal - Am Water Company - Duarte, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 5.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
The water from Cal - Am Water Company - Duarte is moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 110 to 270 mg/L (6.4 to 15.8 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 South Monrovia Island’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Cal - Am Water Company - Duarte
California · serves 24,767 people · about 1,400 in South Monrovia Island
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 5.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 110 to 270 mg/L (6.4 to 15.8 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Monrovia - City, Water Dept.
California · serves 37,931 people · about 890 in South Monrovia Island
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 6.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: hard to very hard depending on the source, 160 to 260 mg/L (9.4 to 15.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Gswc - South Arcadia
California · serves 27,430 people · under 100 in South Monrovia Island
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 22 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: hard to very hard depending on the source, 135 to 200 mg/L (7.9 to 11.7 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 Cal - Am Water Company - Duarte’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: PFOS, Arsenic, Lead
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: PFOS, Arsenic, Lead
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: PFOS, Arsenic, Lead
Water testing near South Monrovia Island
The 3 labs California certifies closest to South Monrovia Island, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Weck Laboratories, Inc.
City of Industry, CA · about 9 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity
EMSL Analytical, Inc. (LA Testing)
South Pasadena, CA · about 11 miles
Certified for bacteria, asbestos
Eurofins Pomona
Pomona, CA · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity
Which ZIP codes are in South Monrovia Island: 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 South Monrovia Island
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What to do next
- Read Cal - Am Water Company - Duarte’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water