Is CITY OF BAKER WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
CITY OF BAKER WATER SYSTEM had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 13,855 people get their water from it, across 5,845 connections.
How this compares nationally
15 total violations and 2 health-based ones put CITY OF BAKER WATER SYSTEM at the 51th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,328 of 12,903.
How CITY OF BAKER WATER SYSTEM compares within LA
LA's 347 covered systems average 12.6 health-based violations each; CITY OF BAKER WATER SYSTEM carries 2, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for CITY OF BAKER WATER SYSTEM is from 2023-01-01 (health-based: 2023-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CITY OF BAKER WATER SYSTEM's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what CITY OF BAKER WATER SYSTEM reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 2 health-based violations on file for CITY OF BAKER WATER SYSTEM - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.