We read 7 results from Beverly Hills-City, Water Dept.’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 1 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 40,121 people · Water system ID CA1910156 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)
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Results from the 2025 report
Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.
| Contaminant | Result | Health goal | Legal limit | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead90th percentile of 33 homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2024 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 16 | 0.72 ppb | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Above the health goal3.6x the health goal |
| Chloramineaverage · range 1 to 2.8 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 15 | 1.8 ppm | None set | 4 ppm | Below the legal limit |
| Copper90th percentile of 33 homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · printed as 240 ppb · sampled 2024 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 16 | 0.24 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Below the health goal |
| Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 1.9 to 9.4 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 15 | 8 ppb | None set | 60 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 11 to 37 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 15 | 26 ppb | None set | 80 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Fluorideaverage · range 0.2 to 0.9 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 15 | 0.6 ppm | 1 ppm | 2 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Lithiumaverage · range ND to 9.5 · sampled 2023 · Beverly Hills treatment plant · 2025 report, page 15 | 4.8 ppb | None set | None | No health limit |
Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.
EPA testing for PFAS and lithium
EPA’s own nationwide testing (UCMR 5) found these in Beverly Hills-City, Water Dept.’s water between Feb 2023 and Nov 2023. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.
- Lithium47 ppbFound in 4 of 6 samples · highest resultAbove EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb (a guide, not a legal limit)
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data. The highest single result is shown; one high sample doesn’t mean every glass is that high.
What you can do
Nothing here is an emergency notice: if the district has a violation, it must tell customers directly. If you’d like to lower these at your tap, these are the treatments that remove them, and the catalog shows the models certified for each. Ranking is by certified removal; commissions never change the order.
Lead
Found: Lead
What removes it: Certified carbon block or RO.
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