Is Walnut Grove, CA tap water safe?
The short answer
3 of the 6 utilities serving Walnut Grove have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records: East Walnut Grove [sws], Locke Water Works Co [sws] and Snug Harbor Rv Lp.
Cal Am - Walnut Grove, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 8.3 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Cal Am - Walnut Grove is soft, typically 23 mg/L (1.4 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 Walnut Grove’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Cal Am - Walnut Grove
California · serves 667 people · under 100 in Walnut Grove
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 8.3 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft, typically 23 mg/L (1.4 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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East Walnut Grove [sws]
California · serves 300 people · under 100 in Walnut Grove
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 9.4 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 45 to 70 mg/L (2.6 to 4.1 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Cal Am - Isleton
California · serves 1,693 people · under 100 in Walnut Grove
1 result above the limit’s level with no violation recorded and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 15.8 ppb, above the limit’s level, no violation. Hardness: soft, typically 20 mg/L (1.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Locke Water Works Co [sws]
California · serves 80 people · under 100 in Walnut Grove
1 result above the legal limit. The worst: Arsenic at 21.8 ppb, above the legal limit. Hardness: soft, 52 mg/L (3 grains per gallon).
8 health-based violations since 2016
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Tunnel Trailer Park
California · serves 48 people · under 100 in Walnut Grove
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 4.0 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft, 47 mg/L (2.7 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Snug Harbor Rv Lp
California · serves 24 people · under 100 in Walnut Grove
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: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 110 ppb, above the legal limit. Hardness: soft to very hard depending on the source, 43 to 304 mg/L (2.5 to 17.8 grains per gallon).
12 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 - Walnut Grove’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 Walnut Grove
The 3 labs California certifies closest to Walnut Grove, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Alpha Analytical Laboratories, Inc.
Elk Grove, CA · about 18 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Lodi Wine Laboratories
Lodi, CA · about 19 miles
Certified for nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
McCampbell Analytical, Inc.
Pittsburg, CA · about 21 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS
Which ZIP codes are in Walnut Grove: 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 Walnut Grove
Other towns in Sacramento County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Cal Am - Walnut Grove’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