Twain Harte Community Services District
What EPA’s and California’s records show in this utility’s water: nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals; lead and copper; and violations since 2016, with the certification that handles each result.
- Serves
- 2,378 people
- Connections
- 1,596
- Water source
- Surface water
- Based in
- Twain Harte, CA
- County
- Tuolumne
- Owner
- Local government
- Hardness
- Varies by source
The ZIP code it serves
The short answer
1 result is above the limit’s level with no violation recorded, and 2 more are above the health goal. The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5), above the limit’s level, no violation. No health-based violations on file since 2016.
What handles itWhat was found
Haloacetic acids (HAA5), uranium, arsenic, total trihalomethanes (TTHM), nitrate, fluoride and chromium (total): California’s own results, samples taken from Jan. 15, 2020 to April 15, 2026, with EPA’s 2012 to 2019 file for earlier years.
Above the limit’s level, no violation recorded1
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Forms or is added in treatment
61.7ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026
2026 average: 34.5 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 61.7 ppb, in 2024, above EPA’s legal limit of 60 ppb. Its highest single sample was 110 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, its four samples averaged 34.5 ppb. EPA judges this limit on running averages at each sampling point, and recorded no violation for haloacetic acids (HAA5) at this utility since 2020. Results like these with no violation often include water sampled before treatment or blending; the utility’s annual report says what reaches the tap. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 35.4 ppb, in 2015.
What handles it
No certification claim covers this compound yet.
Above the health goal2
Uranium
Comes from the source
21.6ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2023
2023 average: 14.9 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 21.6 ppb, in 2022: below EPA’s legal limit of 30 ppb, but above its health goal of zero. In 2023, the latest year on file, its four samples averaged 14.9 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 12.6 ppb, in 2019.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Uranium”
Arsenic
Comes from the source
1.7ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2025
2025: not found
Averaged by year, the highest was 1.7 ppb, in 2020: below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppb, but above its health goal of zero. Its highest single sample was 1.8 ppb. In 2025, the latest year on file, it wasn’t found in any of its two samples. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 1.1 ppb, in 2014.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction”
Below EPA’s limits4
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Forms or is added in treatment
40.2ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026
2026 average: 34.1 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 40.2 ppb, in 2022, below EPA’s legal limit of 80 ppb. Its highest single sample was 80 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, its four samples averaged 34.1 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 53.9 ppb, in 2013.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
Nitrate
Comes from the source
0.76ppm
Highest sample; found in 4 of 29
2025: not found
The highest sample, in 2020, was 0.76 ppm, below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppm. In 2025, the latest year on file, it wasn’t found in any of its five samples. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest sample of 0.9 ppm, in 2017.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite (30 ppm challenge)”
Fluoride
Forms or is added in treatment
0.2ppm
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2025
2025: not found
Averaged by year, the highest was 0.2 ppm, in 2020, below EPA’s legal limit of 4.0 ppm. Its highest single sample was 0.39 ppm. In 2025, the latest year on file, it wasn’t found in any of its two samples. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 0.3 ppm, in 2016.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Fluoride Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Fluoride”
Chromium (total)
Comes from the source
4.0ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2025
2025: not found
Averaged by year, the highest was 4.0 ppb, in 2020, below EPA’s legal limit of 100 ppb. Its highest single sample was 5.8 ppb. In 2025, the latest year on file, it wasn’t found in any of its two samples. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 5.5 ppb, in 2018.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Chromium (Hexavalent) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Chromium Reduction”
One compound tested and not foundBelow the reporting level in every sample. Not found is not the same as zero.
- Lead
What handles it
A certification covers specific claims, not a whole standard. Look for these claims on the certifier’s listing, not the box. Wording varies a little: NSF writes “Lead Reduction,” WQA just “Lead.”
- NSF/ANSI 53
Claim: Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction
For: Arsenic
Other certifiers’ wording: Arsenic (III) (50 ppb influent level)
- NSF/ANSI 58
Claims: Uranium, Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction
For: Uranium, Arsenic
Other certifiers’ wording: Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=300 ppb Reduction; Arsenic (V) (300 ppb influent level)
At the tap, or for the whole house?
These come with the water itself, so a whole-house system certified for the same claims treats every tap and shower. A filter at the tap treats drinking water for much less. How whole-house systems compare.
Filters with those claims on a certifier’s listing
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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
Hardness
Soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 8.7 to 100 mg/L (0.5 to 5.8 grains per gallon), across 5 sampling points, 2020 to 2025.
Hardness is calcium and magnesium. EPA sets no limit for it: it shows up as scale on fixtures and in water heaters, and as soap that won’t lather. USGS calls water above 60 mg/L moderately hard, above 120 hard and above 180 very hard.
Violations since 2016
No health-based violations on file with EPA since 2016. There is 1 monitoring or reporting violation: a sample missed, late or not reported.
What this report can’t tell you
Everything else. Haloacetic acids (HAA5), uranium, arsenic, total trihalomethanes (TTHM), nitrate, fluoride and chromium (total) results here are California’s own from 2020 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Twain Harte Community Services District’s own annual report, which it must send you every year, has the contaminants this page does not show.
Your own plumbing. Lead results are the 90th percentile across homes the utility samples. Your home’s service line, solder and fixtures decide yours. A certified lab test is the only way to know.
What it means for your health. This page reports what the records show and EPA’s limits and goals; it is not medical advice. If you are worried about a health effect, talk to a doctor or your local health department.
Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q3; UCMR 5 didn’t sample this utility; California’s results run from Jan. 15, 2020 to April 15, 2026.
Testing your own tap
The 3 labs California certifies closest to the area Twain Harte Community Services District serves, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Precision Enviro-Tech
Twain Harte, CA · about 5 miles
Certified for bacteria
49er Water Laboratory
Jackson, CA · about 34 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Aemtek, Inc.
Modesto, CA · about 51 miles
Certified for bacteria
Sources
- EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, file of Oct. 15, 2026
- EPA SDWA bulk download (SDWIS federal data), 2026 Q3
- California State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, results from Jan. 1, 2020 to July 17, 2026, read Oct. 8, 2026
- EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, file of Feb. 5, 2024
- Certified labs: California State Water Resources Control Board, ELAP accredited laboratories and their fields of accreditation, read Oct. 17, 2026; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer
- Hardness: California State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, results from July 6, 2020 to July 23, 2025, read Oct. 10, 2026
- Limits and goals: each contaminant’s page, with its EPA source.
- How this page is built: methodology.
PWSID CA5510005. Rebuilt from EPA data on Oct. 18, 2026.
What to do next
- Read up on the 3 results above a lineWhat each one does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.Start with Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
- Get the utility’s own reportTwain Harte Community Services District must send you a water quality report every year. It covers contaminants this page does not show.How to read it
- Test your own tap for leadYour service line, solder and fixtures decide the lead at your faucet, not the utility’s average.Lead in your water: what to do
- Compare certified filtersWhat the filters certified for these results cost over five years, cartridges included.Compare five-year costs