Bakman Water Company
EPA ID: CA1010001 · 17,393 people served · 58 ZIP codes
Federal monitoring spanning five full years has produced zero violations at Bakman Water Company — a clean record across every reporting cycle for a utility serving approximately 17,393 residents.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Worsening · Risk tier: High · 95% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 6 (2021) to 116 (2024). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Bakman Water Company Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The Bakman Water Company serves a community with a median household income of $62,294 and an estimated 620,656 residents across its service area. Approximately 67% of housing stock was built before 1986, which increases the likelihood of lead service lines and older plumbing.
Environmental Justice Note: 62% of the population in this service area is classified as disadvantaged under EPA's EJScreen criteria. Communities with higher disadvantaged populations often face disproportionate environmental and health burdens, including aging water infrastructure and limited resources for remediation.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Bakman Water Company's water is pumped from underground aquifers. Groundwater is naturally filtered through rock and soil, but it can be vulnerable to PFAS contamination, nitrates from agriculture, and industrial chemicals that seep into the water table.
About 1% of homes in Fresno County, California rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Superfund Proximity Note: This service area ranks in the 70th percentile nationally for proximity to Superfund (NPL) sites. Groundwater sources near contaminated sites may face elevated risk from industrial chemicals.
Infrastructure Risk
PFAS Detected in Service Area
PFAS ("forever chemicals") have been detected in water serving this system's area. 184 detections recorded. 54 exceed federal EPA limits (4 ppt for PFOA/PFOS). 37 exceed state limits.
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Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
Bakman Water Company (EPA ID: CA1010001) is a community water system in California that serves approximately 17,393 people from groundwater sources.
This system provides water to 58 ZIP codes across 1 community.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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ZIP Codes Served
Coverage: 1 ZIP code confirmed via EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 plus 57 additional ZIPs inferred from SDWIS registry data. The EPA-confirmed set is the most reliable; SDWIS-inferred entries may be narrower than the real deployment area.
This system serves 58 ZIP codes:
93650 · 93701 · 93702 · 93703 · 93704 93705 · 93706 · 93707 · 93708 · 93709 93710 · 93711 · 93712 · 93714 · 93715 93716 · 93717 · 93718 · 93720 · 93721 93722 · 93723 · 93724 · 93725 · 93726 93727 · 93728 · 93729 · 93730 · 93737 93740 · 93741 · 93744 · 93745 · 93747 93750 · 93755 · 93760 · 93761 · 93764 93765 · 93771 · 93772 · 93773 · 93774 93775 · 93776 · 93777 · 93778 · 93779 93786 · 93790 · 93791 · 93792 · 93793 93794 · 93844 · 93888
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Bakman Water Company (CA1010001) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bakman Water Company water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, Bakman Water Company has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does Bakman Water Company serve?
Bakman Water Company serves approximately 17,393 people across 58 ZIP codes in California.
Where does Bakman Water Company get its water?
The primary water source is groundwater.
Federal UCMR5 PFAS Monitoring: Tested Clean
This water system was tested under the federal EPA Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR5). No PFAS compounds were detected.
Current MCL reflects the lowest state-enforceable limit (NYS 10 ppt for PFOA/PFOS, effective August 2020). The federal final MCL of 4 ppt for PFOA/PFOS (EPA April 2024 rule) is not enforceable until April 2029. Detections above 4 ppt but below 10 ppt are below current MCL but above the future federal limit.
Source: U.S. EPA UCMR5 (Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, 5th cycle) — per-system federal sampling, 2023–2025. EPA UCMR5 monitoring program →
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
This system reports zero confirmed lead service lines in its inventory. Unknown-material counts may still warrant verification.
Federal LCRI rule (effective October 2024) requires every public water system to inventory its service lines and complete lead-line replacement within 10 years.
Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Service Line Inventory (Phase 2) · Submitted 2026
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with the utility or state agency. Inventory figures render verbatim from the public LCRI submission cited above; ZipCheckup does not perform inspections or replacements.
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