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.
State average grade
F
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
ANAHEIM
ANTIOCH
AUBURN
AZUSA
Anaheim
BAKERSFIELD
BALDWIN PARK
BEAUMONT
BRENTWOOD
BUENA PARK
BURBANK
BURLINGAME
Bakersfield
CALABASAS
CARLSBAD
CERES
CHINO
CHINO HILLS
CHULA VISTA
CITRUS HEIGHTS
CLOVIS
COMPTON
CONCORD
CORONA
CORTE MADERA
COSTA MESA
COVINA
Chula Vista
DALY CITY
DAVIS
DOWNEY
EL MONTE
ENCINITAS
ESCONDIDO
FAIRFIELD
FOLSOM
FONTANA
FOUNTAIN VALLEY
FREMONT
FRESNO
FULLERTON
Fremont
Fresno
GARDEN GROVE
GILROY
GLENDALE
GOLETA
HANFORD
HAWTHORNE
HAYWARD
HESPERIA
HIGHLAND
HUNTINGTON BEACH
IMPERIAL BEACH
INDIO
INGLEWOOD
IRVINE
Irvine
JURUPA VALLEY
LA HABRA
LA MESA
LAGUNA HILLS
LAKE ELSINORE
LAKEWOOD
LINCOLN
LODI
LONG BEACH
LOS ANGELES
LYNWOOD
Long Beach
Los Angeles
MADERA
MANTECA
MERCED
MILPITAS
MODESTO
MONTCLAIR
MONTEREY PARK
MOUNTAIN VIEW
Modesto
NAPA
NEWHALL
NEWPORT BEACH
NOVATO
OAKLAND
OCEANSIDE
ONTARIO
ORANGE
OXNARD
Oakland
Oxnard
PACIFIC GROVE
PALM DESERT
PALM SPRINGS
PALMDALE
PALO ALTO
PARAMOUNT
PASADENA
PERRIS
PETALUMA
PITTSBURG
PLACENTIA
PLACERVILLE
PLEASANTON
POMONA
PORTERVILLE
RANCHO CUCAMONGA
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA
REDDING
REDLANDS
REDWOOD CITY
RIALTO
RIVERSIDE
ROSEMEAD
ROSEVILLE
ROWLAND HEIGHTS
Riverside
SACRAMENTO
SALINAS
SAN BERNARDIN0
SAN BERNARDINO
SAN DIEGO
SAN DIMAS
SAN JOSE
SAN MARCOS
SANTA ANA
SANTA BARBARA
SANTA CLARA
SANTA CRUZ
SANTA MARIA
SANTA MONICA
SANTA ROSA
SANTEE
SIMI VALLEY
SOUTH GATE
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
SPRING VALLEY
STOCKTON
SUNNYVALE
Sacramento
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
Santa Ana
Stockton
TEMECULA
TORRANCE
TRACY
TULARE
TURLOCK
TUSTIN
UPLAND
VACAVILLE
VALLEJO
VENTURA
VICTORVILLE
VISTA
WALNUT
WATSONVILLE
WEST SACRAMENTO
WESTMINSTER
WOODLAND
YUBA CITY
Grade distribution
All rated utilities in California
Sorted by score, highest first. Click any utility to see the full grade card.