Tap water in San Jose, CA — ZIP 90221
3 public water systems serving about 178,511 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
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PFAS detected: at least one system serving this ZIP reported PFAS in EPA UCMR 5
testing. Levels and the 2024 federal limits are shown per system below.
Water systems serving 90221
California Water Service Co. - Dominguez
PWSID CA1910033 · serves 149,490 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 3.5 ppt
Liberty Utilities - Lynwood
PWSID CA1910161 · serves 24,649 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 17 ppt — above federal limit
Suburban Water Systems - Sativa
PWSID CA1910147 · serves 4,372 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 9.4 ppt — above federal limit
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology