BAKERSFIELD, CITY OF
CA · PWS ID CA1510031 · Community water system
113
contaminants tested
40
detected
160,144
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOS | 0.0076 ug/L | 4/81 | 2025 |
| PFHxS | 0.0042 ug/L | 1/81 | 2025 |
| PFNA | 0.0047 ug/L | 1/81 | 2025 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenic | 38.376 UG/L | 2503/3174 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate | 5900 UG/L | 1404/1512 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Combined Uranium | 21.02092 UG/L | 289/438 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 76.9 UG/L | 285/432 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 120 UG/L | 229/476 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 66 UG/L | 177/431 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | 0.2600 UG/L | 162/1070 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Lead | 41.758 UG/L | 154/525 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 35.06 UG/L | 148/431 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Fluoride | 980 UG/L | 148/170 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 108.9 UG/L | 145/659 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromoform | 24.12 UG/L | 130/431 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Antimony, Total | 2.1 UG/L | 127/512 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 22.6 UG/L | 122/431 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Selenium | 50 UG/L | 122/502 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chromium | 12 UG/L | 107/501 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 59 UG/L | 85/229 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 26 UG/L | 84/229 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 1000000 UG/L | 83/94 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 34 UG/L | 83/229 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | 0.6600 UG/L | 72/566 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Cadmium | 0.1620 UG/L | 61/519 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 2.8 UG/L | 56/566 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 3.4 UG/L | 47/229 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0092 mg/L | 24/24 | LCR | 2025 |
| Beryllium, Total | 0.0370 UG/L | 23/463 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 1.4 UG/L | 18/566 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Mercury | 11 UG/L | 11/186 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Thallium, Total | 0.0260 UG/L | 11/482 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 0.8900 UG/L | 9/566 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | 0.0600 UG/L | 8/1062 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 5.4 UG/L | 7/229 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Trichloroethylene | 0.6800 UG/L | 7/566 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrite | 170 UG/L | 5/169 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| lithium | 14.8 ug/L | 3/81 | UCMR-5 | 2025 |
| CYANIDE | 10 UG/L | 1/168 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Gross Beta Particle Activity | 2.4 PCI/L | 1/4 | SYR4 | 2017–2018 |
73 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAsbestosAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBromateCHLOROBENZENECarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDinosebDiquatEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAAOXAMYLPFBAPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFMBAPFMPAPFOAPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
BAKERSFIELD