Yuba City Tap Water Quality Report
Yuba City's water record shows 8 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file). Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
People Served
75,322
Health-based violations since 2020
0
CITY OF YUBA CITY. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Jun 2026 · CITY OF YUBA CITY
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Yuba City 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. Yuba City's water record shows 8 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file).
CITY OF YUBA CITY, Yuba City's water system, serves 75,322 people. 3 other systems are listed for Yuba City. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to CITY OF YUBA CITY's. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for CITY OF YUBA CITY is from Jun 2026.
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Yuba City Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Yuba City, CA
We read Yuba City, 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.
- 8 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file)
- 69 results on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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Fluoride in Yuba City's water
CITY OF YUBA CITY
PWSID CA5110002
CITY OF YUBA CITY reported 0.69 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
WILDWOOD EAST MUTUAL
PWSID CA5101009
No fluoride level in our data for WILDWOOD EAST MUTUAL. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
TIERRA BUENA MHP #1
PWSID CA5100112
No fluoride level in our data for TIERRA BUENA MHP #1. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
YUBA APARTMENT HOMES
PWSID CA5102025
No fluoride level in our data for YUBA APARTMENT HOMES. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
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General-Purpose Water Filters for Yuba City
Yuba City'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 Yuba City's water readings can explain
Utility-reported data for Yuba City includes a chlorine-based disinfectant — the readings behind these common tap water questions. We publish a city-level hardness figure for Yuba City, 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 Yuba City? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Sutter County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Yuba City
Yuba City's tap water has an estimated 14.4 grains per gallon (247.0 mg/L, county sampling in Sutter County) — very hard on the USGS scale, the range where scale on fixtures and appliances is the usual complaint.
Water softener cost for an estimated 14.4 gpg water in Yuba City — 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 Yuba City Tap Water
Yuba City's water record shows 8 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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