Is Placer Cwa - Foothill 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	27/27	LCR	2025
Nitrate	4165 µg/L 42% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4180 µg/L	24/72	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	4.274 µg/L 43% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L	10/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	477 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 480 µg/L	7/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	36.975 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 39.3 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2016–2019
TTHM	38.5 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 41 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2015–2019
Barium	52.308 µg/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 52.37 µg/L	5/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	3860 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3920 µg/L	5/20	SYR4	2012–2018
Thallium, Total	1.5275 µg/L 76% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L worst single sample: 1.58 µg/L	4/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.297 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2016–2019
Chromium	3.12 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	0.9357 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2014
Gross Beta Particle Activity	5.11 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2014

92 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCopperCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromochloromethaneDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SHEPARD, JEREMY
Phone: 530-823-2066
Email: jshepard@pcwa.net

Frequently asked questions about Placer Cwa - Foothill

Is Placer Cwa - Foothill tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 13 contaminants in Placer Cwa - Foothill'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 - Foothill's water?

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

How many people does Placer Cwa - Foothill serve?

Placer Cwa - Foothill reports serving 89,544 people in California, per its EPA record.

Has Placer Cwa - Foothill had any water quality violations?

The EPA has no formal drinking-water violations on file for Placer Cwa - Foothill.

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.