Is Waterford - Hickman Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Stanislaus

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-12-01 → 1992-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-10-01 → 1992-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1997-11-01 → 1997-11-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 2003-12-31

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 single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	8542.8 µg/L 85% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	240/414	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	8540 µg/L 85% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	75/87	SYR4	2012–2015
Lead	0.0022 mg/L 15% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2023
Nitrite	0.0100 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	4/101	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	200 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	110 µg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2012–2018
TTHM	2.18 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	2/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	11 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2018

46 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneBromoformChlorobenzeneCopperCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChloroformDichloromethaneDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDichloroacetic AcidEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneLassoLeadMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Trichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PITCOCK, MICHEAL
Phone: 209-874-2328
Email: mpitcock@cityofwaterford.org

Frequently asked questions about Waterford - Hickman

Is Waterford - Hickman tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 8 contaminants in Waterford - Hickman'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 Waterford - Hickman's water?

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

How many people does Waterford - Hickman serve?

Waterford - Hickman reports serving 597 people in California, per its EPA record.

Has Waterford - Hickman had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 4 violations on file for Waterford - Hickman, of which 2 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

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.