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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 D.

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

Grade distribution

A
4 (2%)
B
39 (20%)
C
58 (30%)
D
43 (22%)
F
51 (26%)

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