The Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit Washington, D.C.-based advocacy organization, produced a study that measured the best and worst drinking water among the nation’s largest metropolitan areas. Several California jurisdictions performed poorly. Here’s how California cities ranked in the Top 100. Municipalities are ranked in order from best to worst.
|
MUNICIPALITY |
RANKING |
| Sacramento | 18 |
| San Francisco | 33 |
| Oakland | 36 |
| Long Beach | 40 |
| Stockton | 54 |
| Los Angeles (suburbs) | 58 |
| Santa Ana | 61 |
| Alameda County | 70 |
| Anaheim | 79 |
| Los Angeles (city) | 83 |
| San Jose | 84 |
| Chino Hills | 88 |
| Fresno | 89 |
| San Diego | 92 |
| Riverside County | 97 |
| Riverside | 99 |
The Environmental Working Group is made up of scientists and policy analysts and has performed groundbreaking work in recent years that has helped shape the policy debate on environmental toxins.
To read more about each city in this study and the methodology for the rankings, click here.
