Public water system record
CWS - Bakersfield
Serves Bakersfield, Potomac Park, Hillcrest and 8 more places, Kern County, CA · 267,881 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for CWS - Bakersfield in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- CWS - Bakersfield draws water from 68 wells and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, December 2002.
- Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 52,060 unknown out of 67,456 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for CWS - Bakersfield go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2002, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against CWS - Bakersfield in 2002. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2002.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2002 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
CWS - Bakersfield draws water from 68 wells and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has a part-time connection to Kern County Water Agency.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Kern County Water Agency Bakersfield, CA
Annual water quality report
CWS - Bakersfield must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by California.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells