Well Water in Santa Clara County: What to Test and Why

High Risk
Testing Strongly Recommended 296 well tests on record
Top Concerns in This County
Manganese Radon Iron

About Well Water in Santa Clara County

296 well testing events are on record for Santa Clara County, California. The primary contaminants detected are Manganese, Radon, Iron.

Private well owners are responsible for their own water quality. Annual testing is recommended. See testing recommendations for Santa Clara County.

Contaminant Detection Data

Contaminant Samples ⓘ % Above MCL ⓘ Distribution ⓘ Confidence ⓘ Risk ⓘ
Manganese 141 43%
High High
Chloride 167 43%
High High
Radon 21 33%
Moderate High ⓘ
Sulfate 146 31%
High High
Iron 140 14%
High Moderate
PFOA ⓘ municipal 287 2%
High Low
PFOS ⓘ municipal 287 2%
High Low
Nitrate 123 1%
High Low
PFNA ⓘ municipal 287 0%
High Safe
Fluoride 147 0%
High Low
HFPO-DA (GenX) ⓘ municipal 287 0%
High Safe
Nitrite 117 0%
High Low
Arsenic 110 0%
High Low
Uranium 63 0%
Moderate Low
Perchlorate 1 0%
Low Low ⓘ
PFHxS ⓘ municipal 286 0%
High Low
Lead 67 0%
Moderate Low
Boron 1 0%
Low Low ⓘ
Chromium (total) 1 0%
Low Low ⓘ
1,2,3-Trichloropropane 1 0%
Low Safe ⓘ
Tds 1 —
Low Low ⓘ
pH 208 —
High Low
Hardness 146 —
High Low
E. coli 15* 0%
Moderate Safe
PFBS ⓘ municipal 287 —
High Low
Sodium 146 —
High Low
Total Coliform 15* 0%
Moderate Safe

MCL = Maximum Contaminant Level (EPA limit for public water; used as benchmark for private wells). Distribution shows % of sampled wells in each concentration band. Methodology.
* Microbial contaminants (E. coli, coliform) reflect only samples from the last 10 years.

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Population Health Context

Population-level CDC data. Not individual risk prediction.

5.2%
Cancer Prevalence
(state avg: 6.2%)

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