Is Bakman Water Company Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Fresno

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-09-01 → 2014-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-09-01 → 2014-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-07-01 → 2009-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-07-01 → 2009-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1993-01-01 → 1993-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1993-01-01 → 1993-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1993-01-01 → 1993-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1993-01-01 → 1993-01-31
RPT	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2024-10-17

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	10110 µg/L 101% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 12000 µg/L	950/954	SYR4	2012–2019
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	0.1600 µg/L 80% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5100 µg/L	216/266	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	25/25	LCR	2025
Barium	140 µg/L 7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 172 µg/L	21/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	6.6 µg/L 6.6% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 10 µg/L	18/46	SYR4	2012–2019
Mercury	0.5060 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5300 µg/L	17/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroethylene	1.26 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	15/106	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	435000 µg/L 4350% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 600000 µg/L	12/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	3 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	11/46	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	200 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	10/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Tetrachloroethylene	1.47 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	7/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	10.0307 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 10.1022 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Copper	89 µg/L 6.8% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 90 µg/L	3/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.4900 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5000 µg/L	3/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	1.19 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	2/22	SYR4	2013–2019
Selenium	11.455 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 12 µg/L	2/48	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	4.705 µg/L 5.9% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 4.9 µg/L	2/22	SYR4	2013–2019
Toluene	114.29 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 120 µg/L	2/29	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	0.9000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/22	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	1.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/22	SYR4	2013–2019
Cyanide	13 µg/L 6.5% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2018
Dibromochloromethane	0.9000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/22	SYR4	2013–2019

66 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaLassoMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitritePfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Trichloroacetic AcidVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BAKMAN, SHAYMUS
Phone: 559-255-0324
Email: shay@bakmanwater.com

Frequently asked questions about Bakman Water Company

Is Bakman Water Company tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Bakman Water Company's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Bakman Water Company's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE, Lead, Barium, Chromium, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Bakman Water Company serve?

Bakman Water Company reports serving 17,393 people in California, per its EPA record.

Has Bakman Water Company had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 10 violations on file for Bakman Water Company, of which 9 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 2 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.