Water Utility

Nipomo Comm. Services District

Location Nipomo, California,
CA
Serves 13,771
Source Purchased surface water
PWS ID CA4010026

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Arsenic

Potential Effect: Over Legal Limit
This Utility: 3.25 ppb Legal Limit: 10 ppb
813x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.004 ppb

Bromodichloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 1.88 ppb No Legal Limit
31x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb
This Utility: 2.21 ppb No Legal Limit
4.4x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.5 ppb

Chloroform

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 1.17 ppb No Legal Limit
2.9x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb

Chromium (hexavalent)*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.852 ppb No Legal Limit
43x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.02 ppb
This Utility: 1.83 ppb No Legal Limit
61x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.03 ppb

Dibromochloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 2.54 ppb No Legal Limit
25x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 2.92 ppb No Legal Limit
15x
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: 13.5 ppb No Legal Limit
225x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 3.87 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
28x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb
This Utility: 2.9 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
21x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 7.54 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
50x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb

Trichloroacetic acid

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.75 ppb No Legal Limit
7.5x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 1.55 ppb Legal Limit: 20 ppb
3.6x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.43 ppb
This Utility: 43.3 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
210 ppb
This Utility: 0.075 ppm Legal Limit: 4 ppm
This Utility: 6.92 ppb No Legal Limit
This Utility: 0.0885 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
100 ppb
This Utility: 19.7 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
40 ppb
This Utility: 0.0833 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
25 ppb
This Utility: 0.0833 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
53 ppb
This Utility: 0.329 ppt No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1000 ppt

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.152 ppt Legal Limit: 4 ppt
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.09 ppt
This Utility: 0.375 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1500 ppb
This Utility: 8.4 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
21 ppb

Find a Filter

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

Carbon Filters
Filters 10 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+4 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 14 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+8 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

Explore filter options for each contaminant. See which technologies are effective at reducing specific contaminants.

Contaminant Activated Carbon Reverse Osmosis Ion Exchange
Contaminants Above Health Guidelines
Arsenic
Bromodichloromethane
Bromoform
Chloroform
Chromium (hexavalent)*
Dibromoacetic acid
Dibromochloromethane
Dichloroacetic acid
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Haloacetic acids (HAA9)*
Nitrate
Nitrate and nitrite
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Trichloroacetic acid
Other Contaminants Detected
Chlorate*
Fluoride
Lithium
Manganese
Molybdenum
Monobromoacetic acid*
Monochloroacetic acid
Perfluorohexanoic Acid (PFHxA)
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
Strontium*
Vanadium*

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