CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
CA · PWS ID CA3010053 · Community water system
85
contaminants tested
19
detected
201,000
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOS | 0.0061 ug/L | 2/22 | 2025 |
| PFHxS | 0.0033 ug/L | 1/22 | 2025 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromoform | 19.1 UG/L | 208/208 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 22.3 UG/L | 208/208 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| TTHM | 75 UG/L | 208/208 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 35.9 UG/L | 208/208 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 24.7 UG/L | 207/208 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 20.4 UG/L | 206/208 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Chloroform | 28.9 UG/L | 205/208 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 18.3 UG/L | 203/208 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 13.4 UG/L | 196/208 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Nitrate | 3560 UG/L | 84/202 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Fluoride | 900 UG/L | 78/78 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 1000000 UG/L | 36/94 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0080 mg/L | 22/22 | LCR | 2024 |
| Combined Uranium | 11.3389 UG/L | 9/9 | SYR4 | 2014–2015 |
| Arsenic | 2.6 UG/L | 5/48 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 145 UG/L | 4/40 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| lithium | 36.0394 ug/L | 3/22 | UCMR-5 | 2025 |
66 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalAtrazineBenzeneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECOPPER, FREECYANIDECadmiumCarbon tetrachlorideChromiumDICHLOROMETHANEETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEthylbenzeneHFPO-DALASSOLeadMercuryMonobromoacetic acidMonochloroacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitritePFBAPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnASeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethyleneo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
HUNTINGTON BEACH