METTLER COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
PWSID: CA1500401 · Bakersfield, CA · Serves 90 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), METTLER COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (PWSID CA1500401) in Bakersfield, CA is listed as a CWS water system covering about 90 people. The same extract lists 39 health-based violation records spanning 2017-2025. Those 39 health-based rows for METTLER COUNTY WATER DISTRICT cover contaminants such as Nitrate, LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
METTLER COUNTY WATER DISTRICT has 39 health-based violation records in this historical extract. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.
PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract covers monitoring and reporting violations only -- it does not include unresolved enforcement actions in progress or corrective steps a utility has taken since the extract date. 2 distinct EPA contaminant codes appear in this system's record, including Nitrate, LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS. Recorded violations span 2017–2025. Day-to-day primacy enforcement for this system runs through the California drinking-water program, not EPA directly.
A historical health-based record does not necessarily describe current water quality or compliance. The most authoritative current source is the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report. For enforcement history and corrective-action orders, consult EPA ECHO and the California state drinking-water program's public portal.
System Details
- EPA ID (PWSID)
- CA1500401
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Groundwater
- Location
- Bakersfield, CA
- Population Served
- 90
- Health Violations
- Yes (39)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 38 | 38 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | 1 | 1 |
Violation History (39)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | Yes | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jan 1, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Yes | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Oct 1, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Oct 1, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Oct 1, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jul 1, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jul 1, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jul 1, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Apr 1, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Apr 1, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jan 1, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jan 1, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jan 1, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jan 1, 2022 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jan 1, 2022 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jul 1, 2021 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jul 1, 2021 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jan 1, 2021 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jan 1, 2021 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jul 1, 2020 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jul 1, 2020 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Apr 1, 2019 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Apr 1, 2019 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Oct 1, 2018 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Oct 1, 2018 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jan 1, 2018 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jan 1, 2018 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jan 1, 2017 |
| Nitrate | Yes | Jan 1, 2017 |
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Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest METTLER COUNTY WATER DISTRICT on cumulative violation count (39) and EPA-reported population served (90). Violation-count peers include HARTFORD WATERWORKS, EPCOR - MARINA VILLAGE, PLEASANT RIDGE WATER SYSTEM.
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About This Data
METTLER COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (CA1500401) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include DELANO, CITY OF; OILDALE MWC; TEJON CASTAC WD - I5 & LAVAL RD; VAUGHN WC INC. Health-based rows (39 MCL/TT) are historical registry state, not a current drinkability score.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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