Nas North Island & Nab Coronado water quality

Updated 2026-10-22 · California · Affiliate disclosure

We read 7 results from Nas North Island & Nab Coronado’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 2 above a health goal or guideline.

Serves about 36,990 people · Water system ID CA3710750 · 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
Copper90th percentile of 20 homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2023 · Customer taps · 2025 report0.73 ppm0.3 ppm1.3 ppm (action level)Above the health goal2.4x the health goal
Lead90th percentile of 20 homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2023 · Customer taps · 2025 report2.6 ppb0.2 ppb15 ppb (action level)Above the health goal13x the health goal
Chlorinehighest running annual average · range 0.04 to 3.4 · Naval Amphibious Base distribution, highest of 2 sources · 2025 report0.99 ppmNone set4 ppmBelow the legal limit
Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 6.9 to 17 · Naval Amphibious Base distribution, highest of 2 sources · 2025 report11.5 ppbNone set60 ppbBelow the legal limit
Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 25 to 38 · Naval Amphibious Base distribution, highest of 2 sources · 2025 report30 ppbNone set80 ppbBelow the legal limit
Nitrite (as N)average · range ND to 0.38 · NAS North Island distribution, highest of 2 sources · 2025 report0.38 ppm1 ppm1 ppmBelow the health goal
Lithiumaverage · range 25.2 to 28.8 · Distribution system · 2025 report27 ppbNone setNoneNo 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 Nas North Island & Nab Coronado’s water between Feb 2025 and Nov 2025. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.

  • Lithium28.8 ppbFound in 4 of 4 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: Copper, Lead

What removes it: Reverse osmosis or Certified carbon block or RO.

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