Water Quality: Pomona, CA

2 water systems • 181,567 people served

Multiple Health Violations
65
Total Violations
8
Health-Based Violations
2
Water Systems
181,567
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Pomona is served by 2 public water systems with a combined service population of 181,567 people, and has 65 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 8 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Pomona's violation count is 35% above the national average for California. Contaminants associated with violations include Stage 2 DBP, TTHM.

Contaminants Found

Stage 2 DBP

Trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids that increase cancer risk and may cause adverse reproductive outcomes.

Common source: Chlorine disinfection reacting with natural organic matter in source water

EPA limit: TTHM: 0.080 mg/L; HAA5: 0.060 mg/L

TTHM

Total trihalomethanes are linked to increased risk of bladder cancer and adverse reproductive outcomes.

Common source: Reaction of chlorine disinfectants with naturally occurring organic matter in water

EPA limit: 0.080 mg/L (80 ppb)

Water Systems Serving Pomona

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
POMONA - CITY, WATER DEPT. CA1910126 Surface Water 151,713 0
CALIF STATE POLYTECHNICAL UNIV - POMONA CA1910022 Surface Water 29,854 65

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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