Bakersfield

Kern County, California

100 Excellent

Water Quality Score

100/100

Grade

Water Systems

Population

407,615

Key Contaminants

Selenium

30.9614 / 50 μg/L

0 μg/L MCL: 50 μg/L

Gross Alpha Particle Activity

8.5636 / 15 pCi/L

0 pCi/L MCL: 15 pCi/L

Trichloroethylene (TCE)

1.991 / 5 μg/L

0 μg/L MCL: 5 μg/L

Chloramine

1.4964 / 4 mg/L

0 mg/L MCL: 4 mg/L

Radium-226

1.6864 / 5 pCi/L

0 pCi/L MCL: 5 pCi/L

Lead

3.3622 / 15 μg/L

0 μg/L MCL: 15 μg/L

Nitrite

0.1475 / 1 mg/L

0 mg/L MCL: 1 mg/L

Tetrachloroethylene (PCE)

0.5892 / 5 μg/L

0 μg/L MCL: 5 μg/L

Water quality can vary by neighborhood in Bakersfield.