City of Healdsburg water quality

Updated 2026-10-24 · California · Affiliate disclosure

We read 3 results from City of Healdsburg’s 2023 water quality report. No results over a legal limit or above a health goal.

Serves about 10,985 people · Water system ID CA4910005 · Read the district’s 2023 report (opens in a new tab)

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Results from the 2023 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
Chlorideas reported · range 5.4 to 14 · 2023 report, page 87.58 ppm—250 ppm guidelineWithin the guideline
Sulfateas reported · range 15 to 23 · 2023 report, page 819 ppm—250 ppm guidelineWithin the guideline
Total dissolved solidsas reported · range 120 to 230 · 2023 report, page 8164 ppm—500 ppm guidelineWithin the guideline

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 City of Healdsburg’s water between May 2024 and May 2025. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.

  • PFHxS4.5 pptFound in 3 of 10 samples · highest resultNo federal limit in force for this one
  • PFBS5.2 pptFound in 3 of 10 samples · highest resultNo federal limit in force for this one

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 in this report is above a health goal or legal limit. If you’re bothered by taste, smell, hardness or spots, or your home has older pipes, the filter catalog and buyer questions can help you pick, and a test of your own tap shows what your plumbing adds.

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