Is Placer Cwa - Auburn/Bowman Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Placer

Compliance record

No violations on file. The EPA has no formal drinking-water violations recorded for this supplier.

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	29/29	LCR	2025
Chloroform	48.555 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 48.8 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2016–2019
TTHM	50.65 µg/L 63% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 51 µg/L	8/10	SYR4	2015–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.734 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.76 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2016–2019
Arsenic	1.149 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1.15 µg/L	2/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	12.7275 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 12.86 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Thallium, Total	0.5800 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/16	SYR4	2012–2019

75 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCopperCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromochloromethaneDiquatEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHfpo-DaLassoLeadMercuryNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateNitrate-NitriteNitritePfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HAMILTON, ANDREW
Phone: 530-823-4919
Email: ahamilton@PCWA.net

Frequently asked questions about Placer Cwa - Auburn/Bowman

Is Placer Cwa - Auburn/Bowman tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 7 contaminants in Placer Cwa - Auburn/Bowman's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Placer Cwa - Auburn/Bowman's water?

EPA monitoring detected Lead, Chloroform, TTHM, Bromodichloromethane, Arsenic, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Placer Cwa - Auburn/Bowman serve?

Placer Cwa - Auburn/Bowman reports serving 27,294 people in California, per its EPA record.

Has Placer Cwa - Auburn/Bowman had any water quality violations?

The EPA has no formal drinking-water violations on file for Placer Cwa - Auburn/Bowman.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.