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Drinking water compliance, PFAS records, natural water body health, discharge permits, and water-quality monitoring records for Garden Grove.
Public water-system records for Garden Grove, CA from EPA SDWIS.
City of Garden Grove
PFAS above an official threshold detected in available EPA records.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
Purchased or imported water record ยท Serves 174,226 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
PFAS screening separates EPA UCMR5 drinking-water monitoring from nearby DoD PFAS investigation-site records; EPA samples shown are from Oct 2023 to Apr 2025.
Drinking Water PFAS Monitoring
EPA UCMR5 samples public water systems. These results are separate from nearby PFAS cleanup or investigation-site records.
9 PFAS sample results above EPA limits
Sample period: Oct 2023 to Apr 2025
UCMR5 results are sampled by public water system, not every household. Confirm your water provider before treating these as tap-water results for a specific address.
| Chemical | Concentration (ยตg/L) | EPA Limit (ยตg/L) | Sample date | Over Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFOS | 0.0190 | 0.0040 | 2024-10-23 | Yes |
| PFOS | 0.0183 | 0.0040 | 2025-04-24 | Yes |
| PFOS | 0.0131 | 0.0040 | 2024-04-24 | Yes |
| PFOS | 0.0119 | 0.0040 | 2023-10-24 | Yes |
| PFOA | 0.0081 | 0.0040 | 2024-10-23 | Yes |
| PFOA | 0.0080 | 0.0040 | 2025-04-24 | Yes |
| PFOA | 0.0078 | 0.0040 | 2024-04-24 | Yes |
| PFOS | 0.0058 | 0.0040 | 2024-04-25 | Yes |
| PFOA | 0.0056 | 0.0040 | 2023-10-24 | Yes |
PFAS detections below EPA limits.
Nearby PFAS Investigation Sites
DoD records are nearby site investigations, not Garden Grove drinking-water detections. Record names come from the source database and can be broad.
No DoD PFAS investigation records shown for this report.
Water Body Impairment (ATTAINS) city records are temporarily unavailable.
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
Violation records
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
Air quality data from EPA monitoring stations, facility emissions inventories, and area-level air-quality designations in this city.
Orange County
Reported: Dec 2020
EPA national average is ~30 per million
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 30-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 30 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top local emission sources
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
Air Quality Nonattainment Areas city records are temporarily unavailable.
Anaheim
Annual mean: 19.8 ppb ยท EPA standard: 100 ppb
Reported: 2024
Annual mean: 19.3 ฮผg/mยณ ยท EPA standard: 150 ฮผg/mยณ
Reported: 2024
Annual mean: 0.038 ppm ยท EPA standard: 0.07 ppm
Annual standard context: 3 exceedance days recorded in the reporting period
Reported: 2024
Data from EPA AQS
Facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act. CAA HPV flags indicate serious noncompliance such as exceeding emission limits.
No facility records with active violation or noncompliance flags surfaced in EPA ECHO.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q4 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
TRI releases are self-reported annual totals (calendar year 2024). Hover fugitive or stack for definitions.
All Metals Processing of Orange County LLC
Reported: 2024
Gkn Aerospace Transparency Systems Inc.
Reported: 2024
Contaminated sites, waste facilities, cleanup records, and industrial operations in this city.
Reviewed: source query run Oct 2026
Brownfield sites are properties where redevelopment is complicated by the presence of hazardous substances.
Open data source: Search EPA ECHO1 site with active cleanup or investigation status
Stanford Ave Nutwood St, Garden Grove
Reported: Feb 2026
Facilities with hazardous-waste handler records under RCRA in the reviewed 5-mile city-center search area. Active handler status is separate from air, water, or other ECHO compliance violations, which are shown in their own sections.
Active RCRA handler records in the reviewed city search area
No release reports shown in this group.
Reviewed: active/open records as of 2018
Data from EPA UST Finder
Reviewed: reporting year 2024
No MSHA mine or extraction site records shown for this report.
Orange County, CA
Reported: Mar 2026
Orange County is EPA Radon Zone 3 (low potential). EPA defines Zone 3 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels below 2 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
Flood-map status, chemical accident risk, nuclear facilities, pipeline incidents, and community health indicators in this city.
FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer maps flood risk. Properties in a Special Flood Hazard Area are required to carry flood insurance if they have a federally backed mortgage.
Minimal flood hazard โ outside the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floodplains.
Risk Management Program records cover listed chemicals above EPA thresholds. Records may include historical registrations and do not confirm current operations or current chemical inventories.
Accident history is not established by these EPA ECHO facility records.
Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026
Data from EPA ECHO
PHMSA tracks incidents involving natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. Incidents include leaks, ruptures, and explosions.
No pipeline incident records surfaced for this city report in the last 5 years.
Reviewed: last 5 years
Data from PHMSA
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Orange County, CaliforniaPop. 3,151,184
Reported: Mar 2026
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking Water Violations
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 4,990 | 6,373 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 14.4% | 15.8% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 9.7% | 8.8% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 25.3% | 27.8% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 9.4 | 7.1 | 7.3 |
| Drinking Water Violations | 0 | 1 | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 9.5% | 10.8% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 81.8 | 79.9 | 77.6 |