San Gabriel Valley Water Company – Fontana water quality
Fontana, CA · serves 228,270 people (47,098 connections) · Surface water · Private · EPA ID CA3610041
Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it
Buys water from Cucamonga Valley Water District. Treated water bought from another system can carry that system's contaminants.
Summary
No federal limits exceeded in EPA data.
- PFAS
- Not detectedNone of 29 PFAS found above EPA's reporting limits in 26 samples (2023–2025).
- Lead
- Below action level0 ppb (parts per billion) at the 90th percentile: 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it. Action level 15 ppb, falling to 10 ppb in Nov 2027. Monitoring period ending Dec 2024. Your home's pipes can make yours higher.
- Violations
- None health-basedNo health-based violations since 2016.
- Built before 1986, or not sure what your service line is made of? Check your service line and test your tap. Utility data can't show your pipes.
- Tested your own tap? Compare your result with these numbers. Moving? Compare this system with another.
- Read San Gabriel Valley Water Company – Fontana's 2026 water quality report (PDF) (Consumer Confidence Report, from the utility). It lists every regulated contaminant tested, including ones not on this page. Questions: (909) 201-7330.
PFAS (“forever chemicals”)
EPA UCMR 5: 11 entry points tested Jun 2023 to Mar 2024. "Average" is the highest entry-point average (non-detects counted as zero), the way EPA compares UCMR 5 results to the limits. ppt = parts per trillion. These results do not determine compliance.
| Contaminant | Highest average |
|---|---|
| PFOA Not detected Limit 4 ppt | – |
| PFOS Not detected Limit 4 ppt | – |
| PFHxS Not detected Limit 10 ppt | – |
| PFNA Not detected Limit 10 ppt | – |
| HFPO-DA (GenX) Not detected Limit 10 ppt | – |
| Hazard Index (a combined score for PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and PFBS, where above 1 is over the limit) Not detected Limit 1 | – |
| PFBS Not detected Guideline 2,000 ppt | – |
| PFBA Not detected Guideline 6,000 ppt | – |
| PFHxA Not detected Guideline 3,000 ppt | – |
29 PFAS tested, 0 detected at least once. "Not detected" means below EPA's reporting limit (about 2 to 20 ppt depending on the chemical), not proven zero. PFAS not listed were not detected. The limits for PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and the Hazard Index were proposed for rescission in May 2026. That proposal is not final. Systems have until 2029 to meet the limits.
Lithium
Not detected in 26 samples (reporting limit 9 ppb). About lithium.
Lead and copper
Latest 90th percentile: 0 ppb lead (Jan 2022 – Dec 2024). Below action level
| Monitoring period | Lead (90th pct.) |
|---|---|
| Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 | 0 ppb |
| Jan 2019 – Dec 2021 | 0 ppb |
| Jan 2016 – Dec 2018 | 0 ppb |
Earlier results (9)
| Jan 2013 – Dec 2015 | 0 ppb |
| Jan 2012 – Dec 2012 | 6.9 ppb |
| Jan 2007 – Dec 2009 | 0 ppb |
| Jan 2006 – Dec 2006 | 5 ppb |
| Jan 2004 – Dec 2006 | 0 ppb |
| Jan 2003 – Dec 2005 | 0 ppb |
| Jan 2003 – Dec 2003 | 5 ppb |
| Jan 2000 – Dec 2002 | 0 ppb |
| Jan 2000 – Dec 2000 | 5 ppb |
Lead comes from pipes and fixtures, not the source water, so it varies home to home. The 90th percentile means 9 in 10 sampled homes were at or below it. More on lead.
Violations
Health-based violations mean a contaminant exceeded a limit or a required treatment step was missed. Monitoring and reporting violations mean required tests or reports were late or missing, so the water's quality during that time is unknown. The total includes every violation in EPA's records, most of them paperwork.
Earlier EPA testing (2013–2020)
| Contaminant | Highest | Guideline |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese | 3.4 ppb | 300 ppb |
| Molybdenum | 4.8 ppb | 40 ppb |
| Vanadium | 12 ppb | 21 ppb |
| Chromium-6 | 3.8 ppb | – |
| Strontium | 0.36 ppm | 1.5 ppm |
| Chlorate | 270 ppb | 210 ppb |
Where it serves
ZIP codes the system reported serving: 92334, 92335, 92336, 92337
Nearby utilities
- City of Rialto Rialto · 4 mi
- West Valley Water District Rialto · 4 mi
- Jurupa Community Services District Jurupa Valley · 7 mi
- City of Colton Colton · 9 mi · PFAS above limit
- Cucamonga Valley Water District Ontario · 9 mi
- Ontario Municipal Utilities Company Ontario · 9 mi · PFAS above limit
Questions
Is San Gabriel Valley Water Company – Fontana water safe to drink?
San Gabriel Valley Water Company – Fontana has no health-based violations since 2016. EPA testing found no PFAS above the federal limits. Federal data can't tell you about your own pipes: lead comes from service lines and plumbing, so test your tap if your home was built before 1986. For the official word, read the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report.
Does San Gabriel Valley Water Company – Fontana water have PFAS?
EPA tested San Gabriel Valley Water Company – Fontana for 29 PFAS between Jun 2023 and Mar 2024 and none were detected above the reporting limits (about 2 to 20 ppt depending on the chemical).
What is the lead level in San Gabriel Valley Water Company – Fontana water?
The most recent 90th-percentile lead result for San Gabriel Valley Water Company – Fontana is 0 ppb, for the period ending Dec 2024. The federal action level is 15 ppb, falling to 10 ppb in November 2027. The 90th percentile means 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below this number. Individual homes can be higher.
Check these numbers yourself
Every figure on this page comes from public EPA records. You don't have to take our word for it:
- EPA's own report for CA3610041: violations, enforcement and inspections, straight from EPA.
- EPA UCMR 5 data: the PFAS and lithium results (search the file for PWSID CA3610041).
- EPA SDWIS download: the lead results, population and violation records we use.
- San Gabriel Valley Water Company – Fontana's 2026 water quality report (PDF): the utility's own annual report, including contaminants EPA's national database doesn't carry (link checked Nov 14, 2026). Phone: (909) 201-7330.
- San Gabriel Valley Water Company – Fontana website
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Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.