Public water system record
City of Shafter
Serves Shafter and Smith Corner, Kern County, CA · 21,915 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Shafter 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
- City of Shafter draws water from 8 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, July 2016.
- Record on file since 1992, with 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 725 unknown out of 4,830 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 City of Shafter go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 17 health-based violations (17 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 9 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2015, Resolved.
Show all 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0133 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0178 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0155 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0162 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0126 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0116 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0116 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against City of Shafter between 1993 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2016 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 17, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 10, 2011 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (7 health-based): Arsenic |
| Feb 16, 1999 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 29, 1993 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of Shafter draws water from 8 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
City of Shafter 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