Is West Rancho Dominguez, CA tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 6 utilities serving West Rancho Dominguez has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records: Los Angeles - City, Dept. of Water & Power.
Los Angeles - City, Dept. of Water & Power, which serves the most people here, has 4 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 100 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Los Angeles - City, Dept. of Water & Power is moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 94 to 544 mg/L (5.5 to 31.8 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 West Rancho Dominguez’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Los Angeles - City, Dept. of Water & Power
California · serves 3.9 million people · about 18,300 in West Rancho Dominguez
4 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 100 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Hardness: moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 94 to 544 mg/L (5.5 to 31.8 grains per gallon).
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Gswc - Southwest
California · serves 277,740 people · about 6,900 in West Rancho Dominguez
3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 51.3 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Hardness: moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 120 to 280 mg/L (7 to 16.4 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Liberty Utilities - Compton
California · serves 26,316 people · about 3,900 in West Rancho Dominguez
1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 67.7 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Hardness: hard, typically 155 mg/L (9.1 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Compton - City, Water Dept.
California · serves 90,986 people · about 2,300 in West Rancho Dominguez
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOS at 17 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 110 to 281 mg/L (6.4 to 16.4 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Gswc - Willowbrook
California · serves 10,793 people · about 560 in West Rancho Dominguez
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 48 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Hardness: very hard, typically 241 mg/L (14.1 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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California Water Service Co. - Dominguez
California · serves 149,490 people · about 260 in West Rancho Dominguez
3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 64.7 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Hardness: soft to very hard depending on the source, 48 to 1250 mg/L (2.8 to 73.1 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 Los Angeles - City, Dept. of Water & Power’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: Nitrate, 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: Nitrate, Arsenic, Lead
Culligan 10-Cup Pitcher with ZeroWater Technology (ZEROP10)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Nitrate, Lead
Water testing near West Rancho Dominguez
The 3 labs California certifies closest to West Rancho Dominguez, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
JK BioScience Inc.
Rancho Dominguez, CA · about 4 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper, metals
SGS Forensic Laboratories
Carson, CA · about 5 miles
Certified for metals
Los Angeles County Public Health Laboratory
Downey, CA · about 6 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in West Rancho Dominguez: 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 West Rancho Dominguez
Other towns in Los Angeles County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Los Angeles - City, Dept. of Water & Power’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