Is there PFAS in Cucamonga Valley Water District water?
No PFAS were detected in any of the 20 samples EPA's program collected.
Cucamonga Valley Water District is a public water system drawing on surface water, based in Rancho Cucuamonga, California, serving about 211,069 people, including Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Upland, Fontana. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 20 times across 8 sampling points between Jun 2023 and Jun 2026.
Every PFAS detected
None of the 29 PFAS were found at or above EPA's minimum reporting levels (2 to 20 ppt depending on the compound).
Not detected: PFTrDA, 4:2 FTS, 8:2 FTS, PFMPA, PFPeA, PFMBA, PFEESA, NFDHA, PFPeS, NMeFOSAA, PFTA, 6:2 FTS, NEtFOSAA, PFHpS, PFOA, 9Cl-PF3ONS, PFBA, PFBS, PFHpA, PFHxS, PFOS, HFPO-DA, PFDA, PFDoA, PFHxA, PFUnA, 11Cl-PF3OUdS, ADONA, PFNA.
Lithium, tested in the same program: not detected.
What the EPA limits mean here
In April 2024 EPA set enforceable limits of 4 ppt for PFOA and PFOS, 10 ppt each for PFHxS, PFNA and GenX, and a hazard index of 1 for mixtures. Utilities were given until 2029 to comply. In May 2026 EPA proposed keeping only the PFOA and PFOS limits and moving that deadline to 2031. Until that proposal is final, the 2024 limits stand.
Compliance is judged on a running annual average at each entry point, so we show the average at this system's worst sampling point next to its single highest result. UCMR 5 results do not by themselves put a utility in or out of compliance.
What you can do at home
No PFAS action is needed on these results. If your water tastes or smells of chlorine, a whole-house city water filter is the usual fix.
Other systems in California
- Los Angeles Cwwd 40,reg 4 & 34-lancaster none detected
- San Bernardino City 4 PFAS detected
- City of Modesto above an EPA limit
- City of Huntington Beach above an EPA limit
- Oxnard Water Dept none detected
- Contra Costa Water District none detected
All 707 tested systems in California
ZIP codes served
91701 91729 91730 91737 91739 91764 91784 92336
As reported by the utility to EPA. Neighbouring ZIPs are often split between systems; your water bill names yours.
Cite this page
Well & Tap. "PFAS in Cucamonga Valley Water District water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID CA3610018. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/california/cucamonga-valley-water-district/
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID CA3610018). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.