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What is in the water at 90621
2 public water systems serve this ZIP code in the federal records. Everything below comes from EPA monitoring data, and everything missing is named.
SUBURBAN WATER SYSTEMS-LA MIRADA
PWSID CA1910059 · CA · serves 56,793 people
PFAS and lithium
7 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 12 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| lithium | 17 µg/L | 2 | 6/27/2025 |
| PFOS | 0.016 µg/L | 2 | 6/27/2025 |
| PFBA | 0.0095 µg/L | 2 | 6/27/2025 |
| PFOA | 0.007 µg/L | 2 | 6/27/2025 |
| PFBS | 0.0042 µg/L | 2 | 6/27/2025 |
| PFHxS | 0.0038 µg/L | 1 | 6/27/2025 |
| PFPeA | 0.0035 µg/L | 1 | 6/27/2025 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
No hardness measurement. Hardness is measured at environmental monitoring stations, and none fell inside this system’s service area. That is a gap in where monitoring happens, not a finding about the water.
CITY OF BUENA PARK
PWSID CA3010003 · CA · serves 81,998 people
PFAS and lithium
3 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 11 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| lithium | 37 µg/L | 7 | 9/13/2023 |
| PFOS | 0.0068 µg/L | 2 | 7/18/2023 |
| PFHxS | 0.0039 µg/L | 2 | 7/18/2023 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
No hardness measurement. Hardness is measured at environmental monitoring stations, and none fell inside this system’s service area. That is a gap in where monitoring happens, not a finding about the water.
What this report cannot tell you
Every figure describes water at a sampling point: a treatment plant, an entry point to the distribution system, or a monitoring station. None of it describes water arriving at your tap. Plumbing between the two can add lead and copper, and if your home was built before 1986 a test kit tells you something no federal dataset can.
Sources: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence (final release, frozen July 2026) · EPA SDWIS health-based violations · USGS and state monitoring via the Water Quality Portal · EPA Public Water System Service Area Boundaries v3. Compiled 2026-09-01.