California Water Quality Ratings

TapWaterSafety has rated 195 public water systems in California, serving a combined 47,200,595 residents. The statewide average grade is F.

Data sources: EPA SDWIS EPA ECHO EWG Tap Water Database Utility CCRs ⓘ How did we get these ratings?
State average grade
F
59/100
Total utilities rated 195
Population served 47,200,595
Most recent test 2024
🇪🇺 Would fail EU standards 5 of 195

Top water quality concerns in California

  • Haloacetic acids (HAA5) significantly above health guideline
  • Haloacetic acids (HAA9) significantly above health guideline
  • PFAS contamination
  • Arsenic significantly above health guideline
  • Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHXS) significantly above health guideline

Cities in California

Browse tap water quality reports by city. Click any city to see its grade, what's in the water, and recommended filters.

ALHAMBRA
F 287,905
ANAHEIM
F 581,349
ANTIOCH
D 115,074
AUBURN
D 89,544
AZUSA
F 110,044
Anaheim
B 350,000
BAKERSFIELD
F 160,144
BALDWIN PARK
F 68,871
BEAUMONT
C 66,841
BRENTWOOD
D 64,513
BUENA PARK
F 81,998
BURBANK
D 105,603
BURLINGAME
D 848,019
Bakersfield
F 380,000
CALABASAS
D 72,602
CARLSBAD
F 95,158
CERES
F 54,513
CHINO
F 86,435
CHINO HILLS
D 76,414
CHULA VISTA
D 191,282
CITRUS HEIGHTS
D 67,818
CLOVIS
F 130,130
COMPTON
F 74,877
CONCORD
D 198,000
CORONA
F 168,575
CORTE MADERA
D 186,895
COSTA MESA
D 110,000
COVINA
F 291,681
Chula Vista
D 274,000
DALY CITY
D 104,901
DAVIS
F 67,457
DOWNEY
F 247,649
EL MONTE
F 248,000
ENCINITAS
F 86,458
ESCONDIDO
D 137,044
FAIRFIELD
D 120,377
FOLSOM
D 80,969
FONTANA
D 237,700
FOUNTAIN VALLEY
F 56,747
FREMONT
F 344,000
FRESNO
F 545,716
FULLERTON
F 139,461
Fremont
C 230,000
Fresno
F 542,000
GARDEN GROVE
F 174,226
GILROY
F 59,203
GLENDALE
F 188,784
GOLETA
D 84,462
HANFORD
D 62,127
HAWTHORNE
D 277,740
HAYWARD
D 162,954
HESPERIA
F 100,744
HIGHLAND
D 108,629
HUNTINGTON BEACH
F 201,000
IMPERIAL BEACH
F 106,000
INDIO
D 84,757
INGLEWOOD
F 80,824
IRVINE
F 444,800
Irvine
C 308,000
JURUPA VALLEY
F 135,093
LA HABRA
D 63,118
LA MESA
B 277,668
LAGUNA HILLS
D 170,236
LAKE ELSINORE
F 169,455
LAKEWOOD
D 66,135
LINCOLN
D 54,538
LODI
F 68,272
LONG BEACH
D 466,772
LOS ANGELES
F 7,751,132
LYNWOOD
F 66,967
Long Beach
D 467,000
Los Angeles
F 3,979,000
MADERA
D 66,560
MANTECA
F 84,928
MERCED
F 93,692
MILPITAS
D 81,773
MODESTO
F 218,771
MONTCLAIR
D 56,017
MONTEREY PARK
F 62,183
MOUNTAIN VIEW
D 81,501
Modesto
F 214,000
NAPA
D 84,804
NEWHALL
F 294,090
NEWPORT BEACH
F 68,572
NOVATO
D 61,691
OAKLAND
C 1,442,800
OCEANSIDE
F 171,483
ONTARIO
F 185,010
ORANGE
F 120,770
OXNARD
F 200,232
Oakland
D 433,000
Oxnard
C 207,000
PACIFIC GROVE
F 92,450
PALM DESERT
D 270,000
PALM SPRINGS
D 74,807
PALMDALE
D 126,804
PALO ALTO
D 67,231
PARAMOUNT
F 55,200
PASADENA
D 164,344
PERRIS
F 666,581
PETALUMA
D 60,781
PITTSBURG
D 62,500
PLACENTIA
F 84,292
PLACERVILLE
D 132,171
PLEASANTON
F 175,465
POMONA
F 151,713
PORTERVILLE
F 63,487
RANCHO CUCAMONGA
D 211,069
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA
D 168,289
REDDING
F 89,628
REDLANDS
F 78,025
REDWOOD CITY
D 92,819
RIALTO
F 158,951
RIVERSIDE
F 384,460
ROSEMEAD
F 66,809
ROSEVILLE
D 155,612
ROWLAND HEIGHTS
D 56,100
Riverside
F 331,000
SACRAMENTO
F 962,112
SALINAS
D 56,253
SAN BERNARDIN0
F 214,665
SAN BERNARDINO
C 109,608
SAN DIEGO
F 1,385,379
SAN DIMAS
D 56,538
SAN JOSE
F 2,905,607
SAN MARCOS
F 113,500
SANTA ANA
F 310,539
SANTA BARBARA
F 99,323
SANTA CLARA
D 130,746
SANTA CRUZ
F 94,626
SANTA MARIA
F 109,477
SANTA MONICA
D 89,947
SANTA ROSA
D 175,396
SANTEE
D 93,980
SIMI VALLEY
D 94,738
SOUTH GATE
F 76,443
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
F 100,000
SPRING VALLEY
D 238,008
STOCKTON
F 191,302
SUNNYVALE
D 157,566
Sacramento
D 525,000
San Bernardino
F 222,000
San Diego
C 1,424,000
San Francisco
D 882,000
San Jose
C 1,027,000
Santa Ana
D 333,000
Stockton
D 312,000
TEMECULA
F 146,147
TORRANCE
D 106,183
TRACY
D 96,609
TULARE
D 72,241
TURLOCK
F 72,682
TUSTIN
F 66,600
UPLAND
D 78,376
VACAVILLE
F 99,650
VALLEJO
D 121,420
VENTURA
D 113,500
VICTORVILLE
D 135,983
VISTA
D 132,430
WALNUT
D 100,941
WATSONVILLE
F 65,231
WEST SACRAMENTO
D 53,355
WESTMINSTER
F 90,911
WOODLAND
D 61,462
YUBA CITY
D 70,256

Grade distribution

A
0 (0%)
B
6 (3%)
C
50 (26%)
D
66 (34%)
F
73 (37%)

All rated utilities in California

Sorted by score, highest first. Click any utility to see the full grade card.

Rank Utility City Population Score Grade
#1 HELIX WATER DISTRICT LA MESA 277,668 82 B
#2 City of Anaheim Water Department Anaheim 350,000 80 B
#3 SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY WD SAN BERNARDINO 109,608 77 B
#4 City of San Jose Water Department San Jose 1,027,000 77 B
#5 San Diego Water Utilities San Diego 1,424,000 76 B
#6 Fremont Municipal Water System Fremont 230,000 76 B
#7 Irvine Water Authority Irvine 308,000 74 C
#8 EAST BAY MUD OAKLAND 1,442,800 71 C
#9 City of Oxnard Water Department Oxnard 207,000 71 C
#10 BEAUMONT CHERRY VALLEY WD BEAUMONT 66,841 71 C
#11 Chula Vista Water Utilities Chula Vista 274,000 69 C
#12 Sacramento Water Authority Sacramento 525,000 68 C
#13 GREAT OAKS WC INC SAN JOSE 110,088 68 C
#14 City of Oakland Water Department Oakland 433,000 68 C
#15 SANTA ROSA, CITY OF SANTA ROSA 175,396 68 C
#16 CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT CONCORD 198,000 67 C
#17 GSWC - SOUTHWEST HAWTHORNE 277,740 67 C
#18 ROWLAND WATER DISTRICT ROWLAND HEIGHTS 56,100 67 C
#19 WALNUT VALLEY WATER DISTRICT WALNUT 100,941 67 C
#20 MARIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT CORTE MADERA 186,895 67 C
#21 NORTH MARIN WATER DISTRICT NOVATO 61,691 67 C
#22 MOULTON NIGUEL WATER DISTRICT LAGUNA HILLS 170,236 67 C
#23 SANTA MARGARITA WATER DISTRICT RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA 168,289 67 C
#24 CITY OF LINCOLN LINCOLN 54,538 67 C
#25 PLACER CWA - FOOTHILL AUBURN 89,544 67 C
#26 WESTERN MWD RIVERSIDE 86,062 67 C
#27 VISTA IRRIGATION DISTRICT VISTA 132,430 67 C
#28 OTAY WATER DISTRICT SPRING VALLEY 238,008 67 C
#29 PADRE DAM MWD SANTEE 93,980 67 C
#30 SFPUC CITY DISTRIBUTION DIVISION BURLINGAME 848,019 67 C
#31 CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE - BEAR GULCH SAN JOSE 61,431 67 C
#32 CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE - SAN MATEO SAN JOSE 102,348 67 C
#33 CITY OF REDWOOD CITY REDWOOD CITY 92,819 67 C
#34 CITY OF PALO ALTO PALO ALTO 67,231 67 C
#35 CITY OF SANTA CLARA SANTA CLARA 130,746 67 C
#36 CITY OF FAIRFIELD FAIRFIELD 120,377 67 C
#37 CITY OF WOODLAND WOODLAND 61,462 67 C
#38 Long Beach Water Authority Long Beach 467,000 67 C
#39 City of San Francisco Water Department San Francisco 882,000 66 C
#40 CITY OF HAYWARD HAYWARD 162,954 65 C
#41 CITY OF ANTIOCH ANTIOCH 115,074 65 C
#42 EL DORADO ID - MAIN PLACERVILLE 132,171 65 C
#43 CITY OF MADERA MADERA 66,560 65 C
#44 NAPA, CITY OF NAPA 84,804 65 C
#45 CITY OF ROSEVILLE ROSEVILLE 155,612 65 C
#46 INDIO WATER AUTHORITY INDIO 84,757 65 C
#47 CITRUS HEIGHTS WATER DISTRICT CITRUS HEIGHTS 67,818 65 C
#48 FOLSOM, CITY OF - MAIN FOLSOM 80,969 65 C
#49 CITY OF MILPITAS MILPITAS 81,773 65 C
#50 CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW MOUNTAIN VIEW 81,501 65 C
#51 CITY OF SUNNYVALE SUNNYVALE 157,566 65 C
#52 CITY OF VALLEJO VALLEJO 121,420 65 C
#53 CITY OF YUBA CITY YUBA CITY 70,256 65 C
#54 CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO WEST SACRAMENTO 53,355 65 C
#55 Santa Ana Water Utilities Santa Ana 333,000 65 C
#56 Stockton Water Authority Stockton 312,000 65 C
#57 BRENTWOOD BRENTWOOD 64,513 64 D
#58 CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE CO. - DOMINGUEZ SAN JOSE 143,996 64 D
#59 GSWC - FLORENCE/GRAHAM ANAHEIM 63,500 64 D
#60 PALMDALE WATER DIST. PALMDALE 126,804 64 D
#61 CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE CO. - PALOS VER SAN JOSE 71,452 64 D
#62 PASADENA WATER AND POWER PASADENA 164,344 64 D
#63 CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE CO. - HERM/REDO SAN JOSE 96,853 64 D
#64 GSWC-SAN DIMAS SAN DIMAS 56,538 64 D
#65 SANTA MONICA-CITY, WATER DIVISION SANTA MONICA 89,947 64 D
#66 SUBURBAN WATER SYSTEMS-SAN JOSE COVINA 168,843 64 D
#67 TORRANCE-CITY, WATER DEPT. TORRANCE 106,183 64 D
#68 CITY OF LA HABRA LA HABRA 63,118 64 D
#69 DESERT WATER AGENCY PALM SPRINGS 74,807 64 D
#70 CUCAMONGA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT RANCHO CUCAMONGA 211,069 64 D
#71 SAN GABRIEL VALLEY WC - FONTANA FONTANA 237,700 64 D
#72 ESCONDIDO, CITY OF ESCONDIDO 137,044 64 D
#73 SWEETWATER AUTHORITY CHULA VISTA 191,282 64 D
#74 VENTURA WATER DEPARTMENT VENTURA 113,500 64 D
#75 VENTURA WWD NO. 8 - SIMI VALLEY SIMI VALLEY 94,738 64 D
#76 ALCO WATER SERVICE SALINAS 56,253 63 D
#77 LIBERTY UTILITIES (AV RANCHOS) CORP. DOWNEY 64,469 63 D
#78 PETALUMA, CITY OF PETALUMA 60,781 63 D
#79 TULARE, CITY OF TULARE 72,241 63 D
#80 CITY OF PITTSBURG PITTSBURG 62,500 62 D
#81 CITY OF ALHAMBRA ALHAMBRA 79,776 62 D
#82 LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT LONG BEACH 466,772 62 D
#83 BURBANK-CITY, WATER DEPT. BURBANK 105,603 62 D
#84 LAS VIRGENES MWD CALABASAS 72,602 62 D
#85 MESA WATER DISTRICT COSTA MESA 110,000 62 D
#86 MONTE VISTA WD MONTCLAIR 56,017 62 D
#87 CHINO HILLS, CITY OF CHINO HILLS 76,414 62 D
#88 UPLAND, CITY OF UPLAND 78,376 62 D
#89 VICTORVILLE WATER DISTRICT VICTORVILLE 135,983 62 D
#90 EAST VALLEY WATER DISTRICT HIGHLAND 108,629 62 D
#91 CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE-S SAN FRANCISCO SAN JOSE 64,146 62 D
#92 GOLETA WATER DISTRICT GOLETA 84,462 62 D
#93 HANFORD, CITY OF HANFORD 62,127 61 D
#94 TRACY, CITY OF TRACY 96,609 61 D
#95 CITY OF DALY CITY DALY CITY 104,901 61 D
#96 LAKEWOOD - CITY, WATER DEPT. LAKEWOOD 66,135 60 D
#97 CWSC SALINAS SAN JOSE 123,679 60 D
#98 COACHELLA VWD: COVE COMMUNITY PALM DESERT 270,000 60 D
#99 San Bernardino Municipal Water System San Bernardino 222,000 59 D
#100 LOS ANGELES-CITY, DEPT. OF WATER & POWER LOS ANGELES 7,751,132 59 D
#101 CHINO, CITY OF CHINO 86,435 59 D
#102 OLIVENHAIN MWD ENCINITAS 86,458 59 D
#103 CITY OF SANTA BARBARA WATER DEPARTMENT SANTA BARBARA 99,323 59 D
#104 OXNARD WATER DEPT OXNARD 200,232 59 D
#105 CAL AMERICAN WATER CO ROSEMEAD 66,809 59 D
#106 CITY OF DAVIS DAVIS 67,457 59 D
#107 CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY FOUNTAIN VALLEY 56,747 58 D
#108 HESPERIA WD HESPERIA 100,744 57 D
#109 SANTA CRUZ WATER DEPARTMENT SANTA CRUZ 94,626 57 D
#110 TURLOCK, CITY OF TURLOCK 72,682 57 D
#111 CERES, CITY OF CERES 54,513 57 D
#112 Bakersfield Department of Public Works Bakersfield 380,000 57 D
#113 ALAMEDA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT FREMONT 344,000 56 D
#114 CAL-WATER SERVICE CO.-CHICO SAN JOSE 114,925 56 D
#115 GLENDALE-CITY, WATER DEPT. GLENDALE 188,784 56 D
#116 INGLEWOOD- CITY, WATER DEPT. INGLEWOOD 80,824 56 D
#117 Riverside Water Authority Riverside 331,000 56 D
#118 GSWC - BELL, BELL GARDENS ANAHEIM 54,877 55 D
#119 SACRAMENTO SUBURBAN WATER DISTRICT SACRAMENTO 194,444 55 D
#120 CAL AM - SUBURBAN ROSEMONT SACRAMENTO 54,793 55 D
#121 ONTARIO MUNICIPAL UTILITIES COMPANY ONTARIO 185,010 55 D
#122 WATSONVILLE, CITY OF WATSONVILLE 65,231 55 D
#123 CITY OF GILROY GILROY 59,203 54 F
#124 LOS ANGELES CWWD 40 REG 4 & 34 LANCASTER ALHAMBRA 208,129 53 F
#125 PARAMOUNT - CITY, WATER DEPT. PARAMOUNT 55,200 53 F
#126 CITY OF BUENA PARK BUENA PARK 81,998 53 F
#127 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH NEWPORT BEACH 68,572 53 F
#128 WEST VALLEY WATER DISTRICT RIALTO 104,498 53 F
#129 RIALTO, CITY OF RIALTO 54,453 53 F
#130 VALLECITOS WD SAN MARCOS 113,500 53 F
#131 CARLSBAD MWD CARLSBAD 95,158 53 F
#132 OCEANSIDE, CITY OF OCEANSIDE 171,483 53 F
#133 CITY OF SANTA MARIA UTILITIES DEPARTMENT SANTA MARIA 109,477 53 F
#134 CWSC LOS ALTOS SUBURBAN SAN JOSE 69,973 53 F
#135 CITY OF SAN JOSE - EVG/EDV/COY SAN JOSE 101,265 53 F
#136 PORTERVILLE, CITY OF PORTERVILLE 63,487 53 F
#137 CWS - VISALIA SAN JOSE 148,496 53 F
#138 POMONA - CITY, WATER DEPT. POMONA 151,713 52 F
#139 CITY OF FULLERTON FULLERTON 139,461 52 F
#140 CITY OF ORANGE ORANGE 120,770 52 F
#141 YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT PLACENTIA 84,292 52 F
#142 CITY OF TUSTIN TUSTIN 66,600 52 F
#143 REDLANDS CITY MUD-WATER DIV REDLANDS 78,025 52 F
#144 CAL-AM WATER CORONADO IMPERIAL BEACH 106,000 52 F
#145 SAN DIEGO, CITY OF SAN DIEGO 1,385,379 52 F
#146 CITY OF MERCED MERCED 93,692 51 F
#147 CITY OF STOCKTON STOCKTON 191,302 51 F
#148 CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE - LIVERMORE SAN JOSE 60,414 50 F
#149 DUBLIN SAN RAMON SERVICES DISTRICT PLEASANTON 98,776 50 F
#150 CITY OF CLOVIS CLOVIS 130,130 50 F
#151 CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE CO. - ELA SAN JOSE 152,474 50 F
#152 EASTERN MUNICIPAL WD PERRIS 666,581 50 F
#153 JURUPA COMMUNITY SD JURUPA VALLEY 135,093 50 F
#154 SCWA - LAGUNA/VINEYARD SACRAMENTO 184,896 50 F
#155 SAN JOSE WATER SAN JOSE 1,039,920 50 F
#156 CITY OF REDDING REDDING 89,628 50 F
#157 CITY OF VACAVILLE VACAVILLE 99,650 50 F
#158 City of Modesto Water Department Modesto 214,000 49 F
#159 Los Angeles Water Utilities Los Angeles 3,979,000 48 F
#160 City of Fresno Water Department Fresno 542,000 48 F
#161 SOUTH TAHOE PUD - MAIN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 100,000 48 F
#162 BAKERSFIELD, CITY OF BAKERSFIELD 160,144 48 F
#163 VALLEY COUNTY WATER DIST. BALDWIN PARK 68,871 48 F
#164 DOWNEY - CITY, WATER DEPT. DOWNEY 110,556 48 F
#165 SAN GABRIEL VALLEY WATER CO.-EL MONTE EL MONTE 248,000 48 F
#166 MONTEREY PARK-CITY, WATER DEPT. MONTEREY PARK 62,183 48 F
#167 SUBURBAN WATER SYSTEMS-WHITTIER COVINA 66,045 48 F
#168 CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH HUNTINGTON BEACH 201,000 48 F
#169 CITY OF SACRAMENTO MAIN SACRAMENTO 527,979 48 F
#170 SAN BERNARDINO CITY SAN BERNARDIN0 214,665 48 F
#171 CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE - STOCKTON SAN JOSE 176,266 48 F
#172 CITY OF PLEASANTON PLEASANTON 76,689 47 F
#173 CITY OF FRESNO FRESNO 545,716 47 F
#174 CWS - BAKERSFIELD SAN JOSE 267,881 47 F
#175 AZUSA LIGHT AND WATER AZUSA 110,044 47 F
#176 COMPTON-CITY, WATER DEPT. COMPTON 74,877 47 F
#177 SUBURBAN WATER SYSTEMS-LA MIRADA COVINA 56,793 47 F
#178 LYNWOOD-CITY, WATER DEPT. LYNWOOD 66,967 47 F
#179 SOUTH GATE-CITY, WATER DEPT. SOUTH GATE 76,443 47 F
#180 LIBERTY UTILITIES - BELLFLOWER-NORWALK DOWNEY 72,624 47 F
#181 SANTA CLARITA VALLEY WATER AGENCY NEWHALL 294,090 47 F
#182 CITY OF ANAHEIM ANAHEIM 348,593 47 F
#183 GOLDEN STATE WC - WEST ORANGE COUNTY ANAHEIM 114,379 47 F
#184 CITY OF SANTA ANA SANTA ANA 310,539 47 F
#185 CITY OF GARDEN GROVE GARDEN GROVE 174,226 47 F
#186 CITY OF WESTMINSTER WESTMINSTER 90,911 47 F
#187 IRVINE RANCH WATER DISTRICT IRVINE 444,800 47 F
#188 ELSINORE VALLEY MWD LAKE ELSINORE 169,455 47 F
#189 CORONA, CITY OF CORONA 168,575 47 F
#190 RANCHO CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICT TEMECULA 146,147 47 F
#191 LODI, CITY OF LODI 68,272 47 F
#192 MANTECA, CITY OF MANTECA 84,928 47 F
#193 MODESTO, CITY OF MODESTO 218,771 47 F
#194 CAL AM WATER COMPANY - MONTEREY PACIFIC GROVE 92,450 46 F
#195 RIVERSIDE, CITY OF RIVERSIDE 298,398 46 F