Drinking water quality · 2023

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What's in Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA tap water

65 contaminants were measured in the Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA water system's 2023 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.

Reporting year
2023
Contaminants measured
65
Over federal limit
0
Approaching the limit
0
Service area
CA
state-level CCR
Source
Utility CCR
All within federal limits. Every measured contaminant in this report is below its federal threshold.

Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS

Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 4 sources.

Source

4ground water
  • WELL · 4

Treatment

3treatment plants
  • WELL 08 DISINFECTION
  • NITRATAX BLENDING MONITOR
  • WELL 12 DISINFECTION

Distribution

0storage units

Also buys water from YUIMA MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT.

Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)

3 contaminants historically over EPA limits in Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA

About this data

Every U.S. public water system reports compliance-monitoring data to EPA. The Six-Year Review releases the 2012–2019 window as a single dataset — here's what your system reported, year by year. Values shown are the highest detection per analyte per year, compared to the federal MCL.

ContaminantWorst detectionEPA limitYears (2012–2019)
THALLIUM
worst: 2012
0.038 mg/L
19.0×
0.002 mg/L
'12
NITRATE
worst: 2019
17 mg/L
1.7×
10 mg/L
'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19
ANTIMONY
worst: 2014
0.0065 mg/L
1.1×
above national p90
0.006 mg/L
'12'14
SELENIUM
worst: 2012
0.04 mg/L
within
0.05 mg/L
'12'17'18
ARSENIC
worst: 2012
0.0071 mg/L
within
near national p90
0.01 mg/L
'12'17'18
FLUORIDE
worst: 2014
0.85 mg/L
within
4 mg/L
'12'14'17'18
BARIUM
worst: 2014
0.084 mg/L
within
below national p90
2 mg/L
'12'14'17'18
URANIUM
worst: 2019
0.116 ug/L
within
5.5× the national p90
30 ug/L
'13'16'17'18'19
TOLUENE
worst: 2017
0.0036 mg/L
within
1 mg/L
'17
LEAD
worst: 2012
0.18 mg/L
'12
PWSID CA3700936 · Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 (2012–2019). Values are the highest detection in each calendar year; non-detect years are omitted. Year tags above show every year with a detection.

Metals

ContaminantMeasuredStatus
CopperA metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing.110 UG/L90th percentileDistributionWithin the limit

Disinfection byproducts

ContaminantMeasuredStatus
TTHMTotal trihalomethanes — a group of four chemicals (including chloroform) formed when chlorine reacts with natural organic matter.5.95 UG/LAverageDistributionWithin the limit
HAA5Haloacetic acids — a group of five disinfection byproducts formed when disinfectants react with organic matter.Not detected UG/LHighest single sampleDistributionNone detected
PerchlorateA chemical used in rocket fuel and fireworks that can also form during disinfection.Not detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
BromodichloromethaneA trihalomethane disinfection byproduct.1.55 UG/LAverageDistributionDetected — no federal limit
BromoformA trihalomethane disinfection byproduct.1.75 UG/LAverageDistributionDetected — no federal limit
ChloroformA trihalomethane formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water.1.55 UG/LAverageDistributionDetected — no federal limit
DibromochloromethaneA trihalomethane disinfection byproduct.1.1 UG/LAverageDistributionDetected — no federal limit

Inorganic chemicals

ContaminantMeasuredStatus
AsbestosNot detected MFLHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected

Other

ContaminantMeasuredStatus
CarbofuranNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
Carbon TetrachlorideNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
ChlordaneNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
ChlorobenzeneNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
Cis Dichloroethylene 12Not detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
DehaNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
DehpNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
Dichloroethane 12Not detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
Dichloroethylene 11Not detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
Dichloropropane 12Not detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
DinosebNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
DiquatNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
EdbNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
EndothallNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
EndrinNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
GlyphosateNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
HeptachlorNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
Heptachlor EpoxideNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
HexachlorobenzeneNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
HexachlorocyclopentadieneNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
MbaaNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleDistributionNone detected
McaaNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleDistributionNone detected
MethoxychlorNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
O DichlorobenzeneNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
OxamylNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
P DichlorobenzeneNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
Pcb TotalNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
PceNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
PentachlorophenolNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
PicloramNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
StyreneNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
TcaaNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleDistributionNone detected
TceNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
ToxapheneNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
Trans Dichloroethylene 12Not detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
Trichlorobenzene 124Not detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
Trichloroethane 111Not detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
Trichloroethane 112Not detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
TwofourdNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
Vinyl ChlorideNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
Dbaa0.8 UG/LAverageDistributionDetected — no federal limit
Dcaa0.8 UG/LAverageDistributionDetected — no federal limit

VOCs & pesticides

ContaminantMeasuredStatus
AtrazineA widely used agricultural herbicide that reaches water through runoff.Not detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
BenzeneNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
Benzo(a)pyreneNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
ChloroethaneA volatile organic compound used in some industrial processes.Not detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
ChloromethaneNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
DalaponNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
DichlorodifluoromethaneNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
DichloromethaneNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
EthylbenzeneNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
SimazineNot detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
XylenesA group of industrial solvents found in gasoline and paint.Not detected UG/LHighest single sampleSource waterNone detected
Source: Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required to publish. The numbers on this page are the utility's own. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.

People also ask about Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA's water

+Is Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA tap water safe to drink in 2023?

Every one of the 65 contaminants measured in Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report is below its federal limit. "Safe" under the EPA's drinking-water standards is health-based, not aesthetic — but by those standards, no measured contaminant in this report exceeds its enforceable threshold. Individual health concerns (e.g. immunocompromised, infant, pregnancy) may warrant additional filtering regardless of compliance.

+What contaminants are in Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA tap water?

65 contaminants were measured in Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning other, vocs & pesticides, and disinfection byproducts. 52 have an enforceable federal limit; the rest are detected but unregulated. Every measured value, in the utility's own units, is on this page.

+Where does the data on this page come from?

Every value is transcribed from Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. public water utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived and viewable on this site. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.

+How often is Rancho Estates Mutual Water Co., CA's water quality data updated?

Each U.S. public water utility publishes one Consumer Confidence Report per year, covering the prior calendar year's measurements. This page reflects the 2023 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.

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