Water Utility

Western Municipal Water District - Murrieta Division

Location Riverside County, California,
CA
Serves 16,373
Source Purchased surface water
PWS ID CA3310036

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Arsenic

Potential Effect: Over Legal Limit
This Utility: 3.39 ppb Legal Limit: 10 ppb
849x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.004 ppb

Bromodichloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 5.17 ppb No Legal Limit
86x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb
This Utility: 1.24 ppb No Legal Limit
2.5x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.5 ppb

Chloroform

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 5.03 ppb No Legal Limit
13x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb
This Utility: 0.244 ppb No Legal Limit
8.1x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.03 ppb

Dibromochloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 3.84 ppb No Legal Limit
38x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 1.71 ppb No Legal Limit
8.6x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.2 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 36.2 ppb Legal Limit: 60 ppb
362x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA9)*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 13.4 ppb No Legal Limit
223x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb
This Utility: 0.375 ppt Legal Limit: 10 ppb
375x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.001 ppb

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.588 ppt Legal Limit: 4 ppb
6.5x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.09 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 15.3 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
102x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb

Trichloroacetic acid

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 1.64 ppb No Legal Limit
16x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 2.47 ppb Legal Limit: 20 ppb
5.7x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.43 ppb
This Utility: 320 ppb Legal Limit: 2000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
700 ppb
This Utility: 0.433 ppm Legal Limit: 4 ppm
This Utility: 16 ppb No Legal Limit
This Utility: 4.77 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
100 ppb
This Utility: 0.513 ppt Legal Limit: 4 ppt
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.3 ppt

Find a Filter

See which water filtration technologies are effective at reducing the contaminants detected in this utility's water supply.

Carbon Filters
Filters 12 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+1 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 13 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+4 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Most effective
Cons
  • Higher upfront cost
  • Requires more maintenance
  • Wastes water
Other Considerations
Ion Exchange
PROS: Softens hard water, Reduces some contaminants
CONS: Doesn't remove all contaminants
Whole-House Filters
PROS: Useful for reducing radiologicals and TCE
CONS: Expensive to install and maintain, Risk of bacterial contamination

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Contaminant Activated Carbon Reverse Osmosis Ion Exchange
Contaminants Above Health Guidelines
Arsenic
Bromodichloromethane
Bromoform
Chloroform
Dibromoacetic acid
Dibromochloromethane
Dichloroacetic acid
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Haloacetic acids (HAA9)*
Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHXS)
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Trichloroacetic acid
Other Contaminants Detected
Barium
Fluoride
Lithium
Manganese
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)

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