COACHELLA VWD: COVE COMMUNITY

PALM DESERT, CA · ~270,000 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

CA3310001

State

California

City

PALM DESERT

Population served

270,000

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Aug 2025). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

Lithium

10,400 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

No violations are on record for this system in EPA’s SDWIS/ECHO data.

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Nitrate

31 stations · latest Apr 2023

2.7 · max 74.2 mg/l asNO3 · 125

Fluoride

45 stations · latest Apr 2023

0.575 · max 11.6 mg/l · 94

Arsenic

43 stations · latest Apr 2023

0.63 · max 125 ug/l · 85

Manganese

25 stations · latest Apr 2023

0.9 · max 222 ug/l · 41

Uranium

37 stations · latest Mar 2022

2.87 · max 22.7 ug/l · 37

Lead

23 stations · latest May 2021

0.12 · max 0.747 ug/l · 30

Copper

10 stations · latest May 2021

0.81 · max 11.3 ug/l · 17

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system CA3310001 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.