Is Spring Valley Lake, CA tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Spring Valley Lake has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records.
Victorville Water District, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 16.5 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Victorville Water District is soft to very hard depending on the source, 2.7 to 210 mg/L (0.2 to 12.3 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 Spring Valley Lake’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Victorville Water District
California · serves 140,721 people · about 6,800 in Spring Valley Lake
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 16.5 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Hardness: soft to very hard depending on the source, 2.7 to 210 mg/L (0.2 to 12.3 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Sbdno County Service Area 64
California · serves 14,955 people · about 1,700 in Spring Valley Lake
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 2.1 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard to hard depending on the source, 76 to 130 mg/L (4.4 to 7.6 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 Victorville Water District’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 Spring Valley Lake
The 3 labs California certifies closest to Spring Valley Lake, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Geo-Monitor, Inc
Hesperia, CA · about 3 miles
Certified for bacteria
BSK Associates - San Bernardino Analytical Laboratory
San Bernardino, CA · about 31 miles
Certified for bacteria
Clinical Laboratory of San Bernardino, Inc.
Grand Terrace, CA · about 32 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
ZIP codes in Spring Valley Lake
Which ZIP codes are in Spring Valley Lake: 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 Spring Valley Lake
Other towns in San Bernardino County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Victorville Water District’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About LithiumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Lithium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water