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Water utility · Kern County · California

Maher Mutual Water Company

No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years; latest legal-limit breach in the period starting April 2019.

Serves about 140 people (50 connections) with groundwater from its own wells, and buys water from Vaughn WC Inc.

  • PWSID CA1500378
  • EPA registered name: MAHER MUTUAL WATER COMPANY
  • EPA record checked June 22, 2026
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Mailing address
12820 JASMINE AVE.
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93312
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EPA compliance record

What EPA's record shows

11 health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

  • Arsenic, a metal that occurs naturally in some groundwater, was above the legal limit in 11 violation periods since October 2016.
Recent health-based violations for Maher Mutual Water Company (PWSID CA1500378)
PeriodContaminantMeasuredLegal limitEPA status
From April 2019Arsenic0.023 mg/L0.010 mg/LResolved
From January 2019Arsenic0.021 mg/L0.010 mg/LResolved
From October 2018Arsenic0.02 mg/L0.010 mg/LResolved
From July 2018Arsenic0.021 mg/L0.010 mg/LResolved
From April 2018Arsenic0.021 mg/L0.010 mg/LResolved
Show all 11
PeriodContaminantMeasuredLegal limitEPA status
From January 2018Arsenic0.022 mg/L0.010 mg/LResolved
From October 2017Arsenic0.021 mg/L0.010 mg/LResolved
From July 2017Arsenic0.021 mg/L0.010 mg/LResolved
From April 2017Arsenic0.021 mg/L0.010 mg/LResolved
From January 2017Arsenic0.02 mg/L0.010 mg/LResolved
From October 2016Arsenic0.017 mg/L0.010 mg/LResolved
  • Lead: the 90th-percentile result in the latest lead and copper round (the round ending December 31, 2023) was 1.9 µg/L. The federal action level is 15 µg/L, a trigger for more treatment steps, not a legal limit.
  • Missed or late tests or reports: 1 in 10 years.
  • EPA lists 5 enforcement actions in 10 years; the latest on June 23, 2023.

No lab results for other contaminants (like PFAS) are on file for this system. EPA required that testing from systems serving more than 3,300 people, plus a sample of smaller ones.

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What is the phone number for Maher Mutual Water Company?

Maher Mutual Water Company's phone number on EPA record is 661-573-8299. Its mailing address is 12820 JASMINE AVE., BAKERSFIELD, CA 93312.

Where does Maher Mutual Water Company get its water?

According to EPA's record, Maher Mutual Water Company uses groundwater from its own wells, and buys water from Vaughn WC Inc.

Does Maher Mutual Water Company have any EPA violations?

EPA's record shows 11 health-based violations for Maher Mutual Water Company in the 10 years to July 9, 2026. No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years. The latest legal-limit breach on record was in the period starting April 2019. EPA also lists 1 missed or late test or report in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

What is Maher Mutual Water Company's latest lead result?

The 90th-percentile lead result in Maher Mutual Water Company's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2023, was 1.9 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.

Who do I contact about my Maher Mutual Water Company water bill?

PurityMap has no verified website for Maher Mutual Water Company. Its phone number on EPA record is 661-573-8299. Its mailing address on EPA record is 12820 JASMINE AVE., BAKERSFIELD, CA 93312. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.