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Updated 2026-09-16
County water report

Nevada County Water Quality

Nevada County, California: one city report built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.

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Across the county's systems

Highest result for each contaminant

One row per contaminant: the highest result any system in the county reported, against its limit. Open a row for the systems behind it.

LithiumTRUCKEE-DONNER PUD, MAIN10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPA32 µg/L
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)TRUCKEE-DONNER PUD, MAIN4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA4.6 ng/L
Lead (90th percentile)TRUCKEE-DONNER PUD, MAIN15 µg/L federal action level · US EPA3.9 µg/L
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)TRUCKEE-DONNER PUD, MAIN400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) · Michigan EGLE4.4 ng/L
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)TRUCKEE-DONNER PUD, MAINNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency4.6 ng/L
26 PFAS tested, none detected in this systemShow

Tested in this system: TRUCKEE-DONNER PUD, MAIN

  • 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
  • 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
  • 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
  • Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
  • N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
  • N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
  • Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
  • Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
  • Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
  • Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
  • Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)
  • Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)
  • Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
  • Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
  • Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
  • Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
  • Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
  • Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
  • Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
  • Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
  • Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
  • Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
  • Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
1 city

Cities ranked by the records

Showing 1 of 1 cities · scores are system-level, not tap tests

Ranked by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, highest first. Scores belong to water systems; there is no county score. The score is computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record, so this ranks the record, not which city's water is safest. How the score works.

PFAS in Nevada County1 of 1 city reports a regulated PFAS above the federal limit
4.0 ng/L federal MCL · PFOS, ng/LPFAS in California
Lead

0of 1 city above the 15 µg/L action level

Based on each system's 90th-percentile result. Lead from household plumbing isn't in this record.

Lead in California
Who supplies the county

Largest water systems

  1. TruckeeTRUCKEE-DONNER PUD, MAIN · CA2910003
    36,730 served
Questions

Frequently asked

How does Nevada County tap water compare across cities?

PurityMap ranks 1 city in Nevada County by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record. Scores belong to water systems, not to cities. The highest published score is Truckee's main water system: TRUCKEE-DONNER PUD, MAIN · PWSID CA2910003 · Purity Score 71 (Fair) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level. The ranking compares the records, not which city's water is safest, and your own tap can differ with household plumbing.

How many Nevada County cities have PFAS above the federal limit?

1 city of 1 had at least one regulated PFAS (PFOA, PFOS or PFHxS) measured above the 2024 federal limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing, including Truckee (PFOA 4.6 ng/L). PFAS were detected at any level in 1.

Is there lead in Nevada County tap water?

Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 1 of 1 Nevada County cities reported a value above zero, and none was above the 15 µg/L federal action level. Lead usually comes from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink.

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