Citrus Heights Water District water quality

Updated 2026-10-22 · California · Affiliate disclosure

We read 9 results from Citrus Heights Water District’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 1 above a health goal or guideline.

Serves about 67,818 people · Water system ID CA3410006 · 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.

ContaminantResultHealth goalLegal limitWhat it means
Chromium-6average · range 1.4 to 3 · Citrus Heights groundwater · 2025 report, page 52.13 ppb0.02 ppb10 ppbAbove the health goal106x the health goal
Chlorineaverage · range 0.27 to 1.54 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 50.8 ppmNone set4 ppmBelow the legal limit
Copper90th percentile of 30 homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2024 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 50.09 ppm0.3 ppm1.3 ppm (action level)Below the health goal
Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)average · range ND to 44 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 538 ppbNone set60 ppbBelow the legal limit
Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)average · range ND to 49 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 544 ppbNone set80 ppbBelow the legal limit
Lead90th percentile of 30 homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2024 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 5Not detected0.2 ppb15 ppb (action level)Not detected
Nitrate (as N)average · range 1.4 to 4.1 · Citrus Heights groundwater · 2025 report, page 53 ppm10 ppm10 ppmBelow the health goal
Perchlorateaverage · range ND to 2 · Citrus Heights groundwater · 2025 report, page 5Not detected1 ppb6 ppbNot detected
Uraniumaverage · range ND to 2.53 · printed as ND pCi/L · sampled 2022 · Citrus Heights groundwater · 2025 report, page 5Not detected0.6 ppb30 ppbNot detected

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 Citrus Heights Water District’s water between Jan 2024 and Apr 2025. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.

  • Lithium18 ppbFound in 4 of 12 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.

Chromium-6

Found: Chromium-6

What removes it: Reverse osmosis.

See filters that remove it

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