Drinking water quality · 2022
· Verified
· PWSID CA1910028
What's in Crescenta Valley Cwd — La Crescenta, Ca, CA tap water
4 contaminants in Crescenta Valley Cwd — La Crescenta, Ca, CA's water sat at or above a federal limit, led by Nitrate at 3.3x the limit.
- !4 contaminants at or above a federal limit — worst is Nitrate at 3.3x
- !1 contaminant within 20% of a limit
- !13 of 27 core regulated contaminants reported — 14 never appear in this report
- ✓No open federal violations
+How this score is calculated
Every system starts at 100. Points come off for measured levels, for the federal violation record, and for how much of the core regulated set the utility actually reported. All three inputs are the utility's own published numbers and EPA's own records.
- −60 contaminants at or above a federal limit
- −4 contaminants within 20% of a limit
- −0 open health-based violations
- −0 open monitoring / reporting violations
- −0 health-based violations resolved in the last 5 years
- −9 core regulated contaminants never reported (13/27)
A 90–100 · B 80–89 · C 70–79 · D 60–69 · F below 60. A system reporting under a third of the core set is capped at C however clean its numbers look — a short report is not a clean bill of health.
Full grading methodology, constant for constant →What to worry about
- Nitrate3.3× the federal limit13.3–32.8 mg/L · limit 10 mg/L
Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
Higher than 95% of CA systems that report it · higher than 95% of U.S. systems
- Bromate1.2× the federal limit0–12 ug/L · limit 10 ug/L
Classified as a probable human carcinogen; the EPA sets a strict maximum contaminant level.
Higher than 95% of CA systems that report it · higher than 95% of U.S. systems
- PFOA1.1× the federal limit1.5–4.3 ng/L · limit 4 ng/L
Linked to cancer, liver damage, and immune effects; the EPA set an enforceable limit of 4 parts per trillion.
Higher than 55% of CA systems that report it · higher than 45% of U.S. systems
- PFOS1.0× the federal limit0.78–4 ng/L · limit 4 ng/L
Linked to cancer, thyroid disease, and immune effects; the EPA set an enforceable limit of 4 parts per trillion.
Higher than 40% of CA systems that report it · higher than 50% of U.S. systems
- TTHM90% of the federal limit27.4–72.2 ug/L · limit 80 ug/L
Long-term exposure above the federal limit is linked to liver, kidney, and central-nervous-system effects and increased cancer risk.
Higher than 95% of CA systems that report it · higher than 90% of U.S. systems
+32 contaminants were measured and came in below the limitShow all
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
| HAA5 | 6.2–31 ug/L | 60 ug/L |
| Gross Alpha | 2.4–7.5 pCi/L | 15 pCi/L |
| Arsenic | 0–4.9 ug/L | 10 ug/L |
| Copper | 480 ug/L | 1300 ug/L |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid | 1.5–3.3 ng/L | 10 ng/L |
| Fluoride | 0.6–0.8 mg/L | 4 mg/L |
| Pce | 0–0.54 ug/L | 5 ug/L |
| Barium | 0–0.15 mg/L | 2 mg/L |
| Lead | 0.56 ug/L | 15 ug/L |
| Chlorate | 19 ug/L | — |
| Aluminum | 0.115 mg/L | — |
| Boron | 140 ug/L | — |
| Calcium | 36–100 mg/L | — |
| Chromium, Hexavalent | 0.24–1.6 ug/L | 0.02 ug/L |
| Magnesium | 12–35 mg/L | — |
| Potassium | 3.2–4.1 mg/L | — |
| Sodium | 39–55 mg/L | — |
| Vanadium | 0–5.1 ug/L | — |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid | 0–4.6 ng/L | 500 ng/L |
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid | 0.85–2.5 ng/L | — |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid | 2.3–6.2 ng/L | — |
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | 0–0.93 ng/L | — |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid | 2.4–6.4 ng/L | — |
| PFBA | 0–4.1 ng/L | — |
| Alkalinity | 150–220 mg/L | — |
| Bicarbonate | 150–220 mg/L | — |
| Hardness | 140–390 mg/L | — |
| pH | 8.6 | — |
| TOC | 1.8–3 | — |
| Turbidity | Not detected NTU | 1 NTU |
| Gross Beta Particle Activity | 0–6 pCi/L | — |
| Uranium | 15–15 pCi/L | 20 pCi/L |
What this report doesn't tell you
14 of the 27 contaminants a community water system normally reports do not appear anywhere in Crescenta Valley Cwd — La Crescenta, Ca, CA's data. Absent is not the same as absent-from-the-water — it means nobody published a number.
+Full detail: PFAS testing, water source, historical monitoring, and the federal violation record
Compliance history
Federal Safe Drinking Water Act violation & enforcement records (EPA SDWIS). A violation is a regulatory determination by the state or EPA — separate from the measured levels above.
- Maximum contaminant level exceededHealth-based3 violations on record · most recent Nov 1996resolved
Source: EPA SDWIS / ECHO. View the full federal record on EPA ECHO ↗