California
It depends on the town. 595 of 660 listed water systems in California, United States are low risk (90.2%).
- 595Low
- 22Medium
- 43High
- 0Critical
- AdelantoLow risk
- Alhambra7 systems · low risk
- AlpineLow risk
- Altadena2 systems · low risk
- American CanyonLow risk
- American O&m, - VsfbLow risk
- Anaheim10 systems · low risk
- Anderson2 systems · includes high risk
- Angels CampMedium risk
- AntiochLow risk
- Apple Valley3 systems · low risk
- ArcadiaLow risk
- ArcataLow risk
- ArmonaLow risk
- ArnoldLow risk
- Arroyo Grande2 systems · low risk
- ArvinHigh risk
- AtascaderoLow risk
- AtwaterLow risk
- Auburn2 systems · low risk
- AvalonLow risk
- AvenalHigh risk
- AzusaLow risk
- Bakersfield5 systems · includes high risk
- Baldwin Park2 systems · low risk
- Banning2 systems · low risk
- BeaumontLow risk
- Bell GardensLow risk
- Bella VistaLow risk
- Bellflower2 systems · low risk
- BelmontLow risk
- BeniciaLow risk
- Bermuda DunesLow risk
- Beverly HillsLow risk
- Big Bear CityLow risk
- Big Bear LakeLow risk
- Big RiverHigh risk
- BishopLow risk
- Blythe2 systems · low risk
- Borrego SpringsLow risk
- Boulder Creek2 systems · high risk
- BrawleyLow risk
- BreaLow risk
- BrentwoodLow risk
- BrisbaneLow risk
- BuelltonLow risk
- Buena ParkLow risk
- BurbankLow risk
- Burlingame3 systems · low risk
- CalabasasLow risk
- CalexicoHigh risk
- California CityLow risk
- CalimesaLow risk
- CalistogaLow risk
- Camarillo3 systems · low risk
- CambriaLow risk
- Camp Pendleton NorthLow risk
- Camp Pendleton SouthLow risk
- CarlsbadLow risk
- CarmichaelLow risk
- CarpinteriaLow risk
- CastaicLow risk
- CastrovilleLow risk
- CeresHigh risk
- CerritosLow risk
- ChicoLow risk
- Chino2 systems · includes high risk
- Chino HillsLow risk
- ChowchillaLow risk
- Chula VistaLow risk
- Citrus HeightsLow risk
- Clearlake2 systems · low risk
- CloverdaleLow risk
- ClovisLow risk
- CoachellaLow risk
- CoalingaLow risk
- CoarsegoldHigh risk
- CobbHigh risk
- ColtonLow risk
- Colusa2 systems · low risk
- ComptonLow risk
- ConcordLow risk
- CorcoranLow risk
- CorningLow risk
- CoronaLow risk
- Corte MaderaLow risk
- Costa MesaLow risk
- CotatiLow risk
- Cottonwood2 systems · includes medium risk
- Covina6 systems · low risk
- Crescent CityLow risk
- Crescenta ValleyLow risk
- CrestlineLow risk
- Cucamonga ValleyLow risk
- Cudahy2 systems · low risk
- CupertinoLow risk
- CutlerHigh risk
- CuttenLow risk
- Daly CityLow risk
- Davis2 systems · low risk
- Del MarLow risk
- Delano2 systems · low risk
- DelhiLow risk
- DenairLow risk
- Desert Hot SpringsLow risk
- DiabloLow risk
- DinubaHigh risk
- Discovery BayLow risk
- DixonLow risk
- Dos PalosMedium risk
- Downey5 systems · low risk
- EarlimartHigh risk
- East Palo AltoLow risk
- El CajonLow risk
- El CentroLow risk
- El Monte3 systems · low risk
- El SegundoLow risk
- El VeranoLow risk
- Elk GroveLow risk
- Encinitas2 systems · low risk
- EscalonLow risk
- Escondido3 systems · low risk
- EspartoLow risk
- EurekaLow risk
- ExeterLow risk
- Fair OaksLow risk
- FairfieldHigh risk
- FallbrookLow risk
- FarmersvilleHigh risk
- FillmoreLow risk
- FirebaughLow risk
- Folsom2 systems · low risk
- Folsom State PrisonHigh risk
- FontanaLow risk
- ForesthillLow risk
- Forestville2 systems · low risk
- Fort BraggHigh risk
- Fort IrwinLow risk
- FortunaLow risk
- Foster CityLow risk
- Fountain ValleyLow risk
- FowlerLow risk
- FremontLow risk
- Fresno2 systems · includes high risk
- FullertonLow risk
- GaltLow risk
- Garden GroveLow risk
- GeorgetownLow risk
- GilroyLow risk
- GlendaleLow risk
- GlendoraLow risk
- GoletaLow risk
- GonzalesLow risk
- Grand TerraceLow risk
- Granite BayLow risk
- Grass Valley6 systems · low risk
- GreenfieldLow risk
- GridleyHigh risk
- Groveland Community ServHigh risk
- Grover BeachLow risk
- GuadalupeLow risk
- Guerneville2 systems · low risk
- GustineHigh risk
- Half Moon BayLow risk
- HanfordLow risk
- Hawthorne2 systems · low risk
- HaywardLow risk
- HealdsburgLow risk
- HeberLow risk
- Helendale CommunityLow risk
- Hemet2 systems · low risk
- HesperiaLow risk
- Hidden Valley LakeLow risk
- HighlandLow risk
- HillsboroughLow risk
- Hilmar CountyMedium risk
- Hollister2 systems · low risk
- HoltvilleLow risk
- Hoopa Valley-wideLow risk
- HughsonHigh risk
- Huntington BeachLow risk
- Huntington Park3 systems · low risk
- HuronMedium risk
- IdyllwildMedium risk
- Imperial3 systems · includes high risk
- Imperial BeachLow risk
- IndioLow risk
- InglewoodLow risk
- IrvineLow risk
- IvanhoeHigh risk
- Jackson2 systems · low risk
- JamestownLow risk
- Joshua TreeLow risk
- Jurupa Valley3 systems · low risk
- KelseyvilleLow risk
- KermanLow risk
- KeyesLow risk
- King George . CourthouseLow risk
- KingsburgLow risk
- La Canada IrrigationLow risk
- La Cañada FlintridgeLow risk
- La HabraLow risk
- La Habra HeightsLow risk
- La MesaLow risk
- La PalmaLow risk
- La Puente2 systems · low risk
- La VerneLow risk
- Laguna Beach2 systems · low risk
- Laguna HillsLow risk
- Lake ArrowheadLow risk
- Lake ElsinoreLow risk
- Lake ForestLow risk
- Lakeport3 systems · low risk
- LakesideLow risk
- LakewoodLow risk
- LamontLow risk
- LathropLow risk
- LebecLow risk
- Lemoore2 systems · includes medium risk
- LincolnLow risk
- LindsayMedium risk
- Live OakLow risk
- LivermoreLow risk
- LivingstonHigh risk
- LockefordLow risk
- LodiLow risk
- Loma LindaLow risk
- LomitaLow risk
- Lompoc3 systems · low risk
- Long BeachLow risk
- Los Altos HillsLow risk
- Los AngelesLow risk
- Los BanosMedium risk
- Los OsosLow risk
- LynwoodLow risk
- Madera3 systems · includes high risk
- Mammoth LakesLow risk
- Manhattan BeachLow risk
- MantecaLow risk
- MarinaLow risk
- MartinezLow risk
- MarysvilleLow risk
- Maywood2 systems · low risk
- McFarlandMedium risk
- McKinleyvilleLow risk
- Meadow VistaLow risk
- Meiners OaksLow risk
- MendotaLow risk
- Menlo ParkLow risk
- MercedLow risk
- MillbraeLow risk
- MilpitasLow risk
- Modesto2 systems · low risk
- MojaveLow risk
- MonroviaLow risk
- MontaraLow risk
- MontclairLow risk
- Montebello4 systems · low risk
- MontecitoLow risk
- Monterey ParkHigh risk
- MoorparkLow risk
- Moreno ValleyLow risk
- Morgan HillLow risk
- Morro BayLow risk
- Mount ShastaHigh risk
- Mountain HouseLow risk
- Mountain ViewLow risk
- MurphysLow risk
- NapaLow risk
- Naval Base Ventura County, Port HuenemeLow risk
- NeedlesLow risk
- NewmanMedium risk
- Newport BeachLow risk
- NipomoLow risk
- NorcoMedium risk
- North GualalaLow risk
- NorwalkLow risk
- NovatoLow risk
- NuevoLow risk
- Oak ViewMedium risk
- OakdaleMedium risk
- OaklandLow risk
- OceanoLow risk
- OceansideLow risk
- Ojai2 systems · includes medium risk
- OlivehurstLow risk
- OntarioLow risk
- Orange2 systems · low risk
- Orange CoveHigh risk
- OrangevaleLow risk
- OrlandLow risk
- OrosiLow risk
- OrovilleLow risk
- Oxnard2 systems · low risk
- Pacific GroveLow risk
- PacificaLow risk
- Pala NorthHigh risk
- Palm Desert2 systems · low risk
- Palm SpringsLow risk
- Palmdale2 systems · low risk
- Palo AltoLow risk
- ParadiseLow risk
- ParamountLow risk
- ParlierHigh risk
- Pasadena2 systems · low risk
- Paso RoblesLow risk
- PattersonLow risk
- PaumaLow risk
- PerrisLow risk
- PetalumaLow risk
- Phelan2 systems · low risk
- Pico Rivera2 systems · low risk
- Pinedale CountyLow risk
- Pismo BeachMedium risk
- PittsburgLow risk
- Placerville2 systems · low risk
- PlanadaHigh risk
- Pleasanton2 systems · low risk
- Plumas LakeLow risk
- PomonaLow risk
- Port HuenemeLow risk
- PortervilleHigh risk
- PowayLow risk
- Psmcsd - PajaroLow risk
- Quartz Hill2 systems · low risk
- QuincyLow risk
- RainbowLow risk
- RamonaLow risk
- Rancho Cordova6 systems · low risk
- Rancho MurietaLow risk
- Rancho Santa FeLow risk
- Red BluffLow risk
- Redding2 systems · low risk
- RedlandsLow risk
- Redwood CityLow risk
- ReedleyLow risk
- Rialto2 systems · low risk
- RidgecrestLow risk
- Rio DellLow risk
- Rio LindaLow risk
- Rio VistaLow risk
- RiponLow risk
- RiverbankLow risk
- Riverside3 systems · low risk
- Rohnert ParkLow risk
- RosamondLow risk
- Rosemead6 systems · low risk
- RosevilleLow risk
- Rowland HeightsLow risk
- Running SpringsLow risk
- Sacramento17 systems · includes high risk
- Saint HelenaLow risk
- SalinasLow risk
- San Andreas4 systems · low risk
- San Bernardino6 systems · low risk
- San BrunoLow risk
- San ClementeLow risk
- San DiegoLow risk
- San Dimas7 systems · low risk
- San FernandoLow risk
- San FranciscoLow risk
- San JacintoLow risk
- San JoaquinLow risk
- San Jose30 systems · low risk
- San Juan CapistranoLow risk
- San Luis Obispo2 systems · low risk
- San MarcosLow risk
- SangerMedium risk
- Santa AnaLow risk
- Santa Barbara2 systems · low risk
- Santa ClaraLow risk
- Santa Clarita Valley AgencyLow risk
- Santa CruzLow risk
- Santa Fe Springs2 systems · low risk
- Santa MargaritaLow risk
- Santa Maria3 systems · low risk
- Santa MonicaLow risk
- Santa PaulaLow risk
- Santa RosaLow risk
- Santa YnezLow risk
- SanteeLow risk
- Scotts ValleyLow risk
- Seal BeachLow risk
- SebastopolLow risk
- ShafterLow risk
- Shasta LakeLow risk
- Shingle SpringsLow risk
- Sierra MadreLow risk
- Signal HillMedium risk
- Simi ValleyLow risk
- Soledad2 systems · low risk
- SolvangLow risk
- SonomaLow risk
- Sonora3 systems · low risk
- SoquelLow risk
- South GateLow risk
- South Lake TahoeLow risk
- South PasadenaLow risk
- South San FranciscoLow risk
- Spring ValleyLow risk
- StanfordLow risk
- Stockton3 systems · low risk
- SunnyvaleLow risk
- Susanville2 systems · low risk
- Sutter Creek2 systems · low risk
- Table Mountain RancheriaLow risk
- TaftLow risk
- Tahoe City - MainLow risk
- Tahoe VistaLow risk
- Tehachapi4 systems · includes high risk
- Temecula2 systems · low risk
- Temescal ValleyLow risk
- TempletonLow risk
- ThermalitoLow risk
- Thousand OaksLow risk
- TorranceLow risk
- Trabuco CanyonLow risk
- TracyLow risk
- Truckee2 systems · low risk
- TulareLow risk
- TurlockLow risk
- TustinLow risk
- Twentynine Palms2 systems · low risk
- Ukiah4 systems · low risk
- Upland2 systems · low risk
- Vacaville3 systems · includes high risk
- VallejoLow risk
- Valley Center2 systems · low risk
- VenturaLow risk
- Vernon-cityLow risk
- VictorvilleLow risk
- Villa ParkLow risk
- VistaLow risk
- WalnutLow risk
- Wasco2 systems · low risk
- WaterfordLow risk
- WatsonvilleLow risk
- WeavervilleMedium risk
- West CovinaLow risk
- West SacramentoHigh risk
- Westlake VillageLow risk
- WestminsterLow risk
- WheatlandLow risk
- Whittier2 systems · low risk
- WildomarLow risk
- WilliamsLow risk
- Willits2 systems · low risk
- WindsorLow risk
- WintersLow risk
- WintonHigh risk
- WoodlakeLow risk
- WoodlandLow risk
- Yocha Dehe PotableLow risk
- Yorba LindaLow risk
- YrekaHigh risk
- Yuba CityLow risk
- Yucaipa2 systems · includes medium risk
- Yucca Valley2 systems · low risk
Covers community water systems serving 3,300 people or more. The rating uses health-based violations of federal drinking-water standards in the last three years, and whether those violations have been fixed. Each system is placed at a town it serves, so positions are approximate.
Common questions
Can I drink the tap water in California, United States?
It depends on the town. 595 of 660 listed water systems in California, United States are low risk (90.2%).
Where do these ratings come from?
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System. Period covered: October 2023 to September 2026.