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Is Rocklin Tap Water Safe to Drink?

Yes! Generally Safe to Drink*

LAST UPDATED: 12:53 pm, April 8, 2021
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Can You Drink Tap Water in Rocklin?

Yes, tap water is drinkable.

Tap Safe includes data from many publicly available sources, including the WHO (World Health Organization), CDC (Center for Disease Control), and user submitted databases, but unfortunately there's not enough data about Rocklin.

To see user submitted ratings of the water quality for California, see the "User Submitted Ratings" box on this page.

Are you aware that tap water from Rocklin, Nevada is actually considered “drinkable?” If not, you should know that water from the county that covers Rocklin has been found to have very low levels of dissolved metals and heavy metals, but very high levels of organic compounds. This is good news for the people of Rocklin because they can breathe easier knowing that their drinking water is healthy.

This news has come as a relief to those in Rocklin since the contamination of Rocklin”s groundwater supply was made public. Rocklin”s groundwater supply is one of the most important sources of drinking water in the entire western United States. Since the discovery of this contamination, there has been a push to ensure that all wells throughout Rocklin are tested regularly.

According to the local news, tests of wells in Rocklin revealed high levels of heavy metals and lead in drinking water. Lead and arsenic have been linked to serious health problems in chil

The estimated price of bottled water

$1.50 in USD (1.5-liter)

USER SUBMITTED RATINGS

Rocklin tap water
  • Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility 30% Low
  • Water Pollution 40% Moderate
  • Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility 100% Very High
  • Water Quality 100% Very High

The above data is comprised of subjective, user submitted opinions about the water quality and pollution in Rocklin, measured on a scale from 0% (lowest) to 100% (highest).

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Placer County Water Agency

EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the California State Water Resources Control Board, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2019 - March 2019), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.

Utility details

  • Serves: 78583
  • Data available: 2012-2017
  • Data Source: Surface water
  • Total: 11

Contaminants That Exceed Guidelines

  • Bromodichloromethane
  • Chloroform
  • Chromium (hexavalent)
  • Haloacetic acids (HAA5)†
  • Nitrate
  • Nitrate and nitrite
  • Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)†

Other Detected Contaminants

  • Chlorate
  • Fluoride
  • Strontium
  • Vanadium

Reminder

Always take extra precautions, the water may be safe to drink when it leaves the sewage treatment plant but it may pick up pollutants during its way to your tap. We advise that you ask locals or hotel staff about the water quality. Also, note that different cities have different water mineral contents.

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