Water Utility

Ventura Water Department

Location Ventura, California,
CA
Serves 110,763
Source Surface water
PWS ID CA5610017

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Arsenic

Potential Effect: Over Legal Limit
This Utility: 0.895 ppb Legal Limit: 10 ppb
224x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.004 ppb

Bromodichloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 10.7 ppb No Legal Limit
178x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb
This Utility: 3.78 ppb No Legal Limit
7.6x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.5 ppb

Chloroform

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 14.1 ppb No Legal Limit
35x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb

Chromium (hexavalent)*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.0459 ppb No Legal Limit
2.3x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.02 ppb
This Utility: 5.95 ppb No Legal Limit
198x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.03 ppb

Dibromochloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 9.11 ppb No Legal Limit
91x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 13.6 ppb No Legal Limit
68x
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: 37.4 ppb No Legal Limit
624x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb
This Utility: 0.143 ppt Legal Limit: 10 ppb
143x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.001 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 37.7 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
251x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb

Trichloroacetic acid

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 7.28 ppb No Legal Limit
73x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 4.44 ppb Legal Limit: 20 ppb
10x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.43 ppb
This Utility: 16.3 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
600 ppb
This Utility: 0.00203 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb
This Utility: 227.2 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
210 ppb
This Utility: 0.435 ppm Legal Limit: 4 ppm
This Utility: 40.6 ppb No Legal Limit
This Utility: 4.03 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
100 ppb
This Utility: 7.8 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
40 ppb
This Utility: 0.873 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
25 ppb
This Utility: 1.23 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
53 ppb
This Utility: 0.148 ppt No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
2000 ppt
This Utility: 8.95 ppb Legal Limit: 50 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
30 ppb
This Utility: 1.01 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1500 ppb
This Utility: 0.887 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 11 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 13 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+10 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)*
Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHXS)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Trichloroacetic acid
Other Contaminants Detected
Aluminum
Bromochloromethane
Chlorate*
Fluoride
Lithium
Manganese
Molybdenum
Monobromoacetic acid*
Monochloroacetic acid
Perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS)
Selenium
Strontium*
Vanadium*

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