Pasadena Tap Water Quality Report
Pasadena's water record shows 12 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file). Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
Other systems listed for Pasadena with results above guidelines: FOOTHILL MUNICIPAL WATER DIST. (2 above guidelines)
People Served
170,950
Health-based violations since 2020
0
PASADENA WATER AND POWER. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Oct 2025 · PASADENA WATER AND POWER
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Pasadena Tap Water Safe to Drink?
We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. Pasadena's water record shows 12 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file).
PASADENA WATER AND POWER, Pasadena's water system, serves 170,950 people. 2 other systems are listed for Pasadena. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to PASADENA WATER AND POWER's. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for PASADENA WATER AND POWER is from Oct 2025.
In EPA's 2023–2026 UCMR 5 testing, PASADENA WATER AND POWER measured lithium at up to 64.2 µg/L, which EPA counts as above its health reference level of 10 µg/L. That level is a screening value EPA uses to decide what to study further, not a legal limit, and this result does not change this page's water-quality summary.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in California
Pasadena Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Pasadena, CA
We read Pasadena, CA’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 12 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file)
- 115 results on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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Fluoride in Pasadena's water
PASADENA WATER AND POWER
PWSID CA1910124
Fluoride was detected in 25.0% of PASADENA WATER AND POWER's samples (median below the detection limit).
KINNELOA IRRIGATION DIST.
PWSID CA1910035
KINNELOA IRRIGATION DIST. reported 1.3 mg/L, at or above the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation and below the 1.5 mg/L WHO guideline value and NTP neurodevelopment review level.
FOOTHILL MUNICIPAL WATER DIST.
PWSID CA1910032
No fluoride level in our data for FOOTHILL MUNICIPAL WATER DIST.. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
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General-Purpose Water Filters for Pasadena
Pasadena's results show no result above EPA's health goals or legal limits, so these are general-purpose NSF/ANSI 53 certified filters, not chosen for any contaminant.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
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What Pasadena's water readings can explain
Utility-reported data for Pasadena includes a chlorine-based disinfectant — the readings behind these common tap water questions. We publish a city-level hardness figure for Pasadena, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Pasadena? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Los Angeles County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Pasadena
Pasadena's tap water measures 13.4 grains per gallon (230.0 mg/L) — very hard on the USGS scale, the range where scale on fixtures and appliances is the usual complaint.
Water softener cost for 13.4 gpg water in Pasadena — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For California as a whole, read water softener cost in California — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Pasadena Tap Water
Pasadena's water record shows 12 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file). We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems.
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