Templeton CSD water quality

Updated 2026-10-25 · California · Affiliate disclosure

We read 1 result from Templeton CSD’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit or above a health goal.

Serves about 8,011 people · Water system ID CA4010019 · 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
Sodiumas reported · range 50 to 216 · 2025 report, page 366 ppmNone 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 Templeton CSD’s water between Jun 2025 and Feb 2026. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.

  • PFHxS3.2 pptFound in 1 of 9 samples · highest resultNo federal limit in force for this one
  • PFBS6.8 pptFound in 4 of 9 samples · highest resultNo federal limit in force for this one
  • Lithium27.3 ppbFound in 9 of 9 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 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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