Is Shafter, City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Kern

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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-12-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-12-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-11-01 → 2012-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-11-01 → 2012-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-04-01 → 2012-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-04-01 → 2012-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-10-01 → 2011-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-10-01 → 2011-12-31

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	8900 µg/L 89% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 12200 µg/L	1060/1062	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	21.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 48 µg/L	97/122	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	38.4 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 62 µg/L	97/122	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13 µg/L	82/122	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4.1 µg/L 6.8% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 10 µg/L	59/106	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.66 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.2 µg/L	58/106	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	8.39 µg/L 84% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 9.5 µg/L	47/51	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	3.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4 µg/L	45/122	SYR4	2013–2019
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	0.0795 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L worst single sample: 0.0800 µg/L	32/75	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	32/32	LCR	2024
Fluoride	220 µg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 300 µg/L	21/24	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	84.9 µg/L 4.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 90 µg/L	18/23	SYR4	2012–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	14/106	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	1.045 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	12/122	SYR4	2013–2019
Selenium	4.22 µg/L 8.4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 4.3 µg/L	9/23	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	9530 µg/L 95% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 10100 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2015–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	5/106	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/106	SYR4	2013–2019
1,2-Dichloropropane	0.7000 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/34	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Uranium	2.682 µg/L 8.9% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2015–2018

91 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCopperCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: GONZALEZ, ALEX
Phone: 661-746-5004
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Shafter, City of

Is Shafter, City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Shafter, City of'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 Shafter, City of's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Bromoform, TTHM, Dibromochloromethane, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Shafter, City of serve?

Shafter, City of reports serving 21,915 people in California, per its EPA record.

Has Shafter, City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 39 violations on file for Shafter, City of, of which 34 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 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.