Is Springville, CA tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 5 utilities serving Springville have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records: Springville PUD and Triple R Mutual Water Co.
Springville PUD, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.4 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Springville PUD is hard, 130 mg/L (7.6 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 Springville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Springville PUD
California · serves 1,500 people · under 100 in Springville
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.4 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard, 130 mg/L (7.6 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Triple R Mutual Water Co
California · serves 408 people · under 100 in Springville
1 result above the legal limit, 1 result above the limit’s level with no violation recorded and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Nitrate at 20.7 ppm, above the legal limit. Hardness: very hard, typically 394 mg/L (23 grains per gallon).
30 health-based violations since 2016
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Ponderosa CSD
California · serves 340 people · based in Springville
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 8.2 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 36 to 66 mg/L (2.1 to 3.9 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Cal Fire - Mountain Home Cnsrvtn Camp
California · serves 55 people · based in Springville
3 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 7.8 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, typically 65 mg/L (3.8 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Pierpoint Springs Water Co.
California · serves 27 people · based in Springville
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, typically 192 mg/L (11.2 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 Springville PUD’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 Springville
The 3 labs California certifies closest to Springville, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Sierra Dairy Laboratory
Tulare, CA · about 36 miles
Certified for bacteria
Fruit Growers Laboratory, Inc.
Visalia, CA · about 40 miles
Certified for bacteria
Inyo County Water Lab
Independence, CA · about 47 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Springville
Which ZIP codes are in Springville: 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 Springville
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Springville PUD’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for ArsenicRanked 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