Is Huntington Beach tap water safe to drink?

Is Huntington Beach tap water safe to drink? PFAS results

22 samples from March 2023 to September 2025 were checked for 29 PFAS compounds. 2 were found at least once, the highest being PFOS at 6.1 ng/L. PFOS peaked at 6.1 ng/L, over the 4 ng/L limit.

Where Huntington Beach's water comes from

EPA's facility list for City of Huntington Beach shows 8 active wells in use, with 15 treatment facilities. It also receives water from 4 systems, including City of Fountain Valley and City of Seal Beach.

Violations on file for City of Huntington Beach

EPA's file for City of Huntington Beach has no health-based violation between January 2016 and October 2026. State inspectors made 3 recorded visits in that time, the latest a full sanitary survey in November 2023.

Lead results for City of Huntington Beach

EPA holds 8 rounds of home tap sampling for City of Huntington Beach, from December 2006 to December 2024. The 90th percentile ranged from 0 to 8 ppb, and the later rounds averaged 2.2 ppb against 4 ppb in the earlier ones. All 8 rounds stayed under the 15 ppb action level.

Huntington Beach water quality compared with other California cities

We compared the EPA file of City of Huntington Beach with those of 19 other California cities. 2 cities have more health-based violations since 2016 than City of Huntington Beach, and none has fewer. No city in that group reported a lower latest lead result; 13 matched it. In PFAS testing, 7 had more compounds detected.

Radon in Orange County

Orange County is in EPA radon Zone 3 (low potential). The California radon page lists every county.

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