Saddleback Mutual Water Co., CA
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2015-2017). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
About Saddleback Mutual Water Co.
Saddleback Mutual Water Co. serves about 90 people through 38 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Tehama County, California. EPA system ID: CA5200645; phone on file: 530-526-0531. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Saddleback Mutual Water Co. is 0 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
Against other California systems
Of the 2,884 California systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 30 are over 15 ppb right now and 215 have gone over at some point. Saddleback Mutual Water Co.'s reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 16th percentile in California and the 8th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
47 other systems share Tehama County; 19 of them have a higher latest lead result than Saddleback Mutual Water Co.. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Red Bluff | 14,286 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Corning | 8,244 | 1.08 ppb |
| Rio Alto Water District | 3,377 | 0 (not detected) |
| Los Molinos Comm. Services Dist. | 1,450 | 0 (not detected) |
| Gerber Las Flores Csd | 1,200 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mineral County Water District | 634 | 4.21 ppb |
| Rio Vista Mobile Home Park | 543 | 7.35 ppb |
| Vista Grande Water System | 468 | 0.89 ppb |
| City Of Tehama | 436 | 0 (not detected) |
| Sky View County Water | 429 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in Saddleback Mutual Water Co.'s service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Saddleback Mutual Water Co. whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.