Is Fair Oaks Water District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Sacramento

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
Nitrate	1935.8 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4972 µg/L	38/90	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	25/25	LCR	2025
Nitrate-Nitrite	582500 µg/L 5825% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 590000 µg/L	4/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	4.48 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 4.6 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	4.8574 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2017–2018
Fluoride	110 µg/L 2.8% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2012–2019

94 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCopperCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: GRAY, TOM
Phone: 916-967-5723
Email: tgray@fowd.com

Frequently asked questions about Fair Oaks Water District

Is Fair Oaks Water District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 6 contaminants in Fair Oaks Water District'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 Fair Oaks Water District's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Lead, Nitrate-Nitrite, Arsenic, Combined Uranium, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Fair Oaks Water District serve?

Fair Oaks Water District reports serving 36,226 people in California, per its EPA record.

Has Fair Oaks Water District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has no formal drinking-water violations on file for Fair Oaks Water District.

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.