Is Stallion Springs, CA tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 5 utilities serving Stallion Springs have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records: City of Tehachapi and Bear Valley CSD.
City of Tehachapi, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Nitrate at 11 ppm, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from City of Tehachapi is moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 110 to 225 mg/L (6.4 to 13.2 grains per gallon). How California’s water compares.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Stallion Springs’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Tehachapi
California · serves 9,094 people · about 420 in Stallion Springs
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Nitrate at 11 ppm, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 110 to 225 mg/L (6.4 to 13.2 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Golden Hills CSD
California · serves 9,857 people · about 410 in Stallion Springs
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 18.6 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: hard to very hard depending on the source, 160 to 430 mg/L (9.4 to 25.1 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Bear Valley CSD
California · serves 5,592 people · about 250 in Stallion Springs
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOA at 5.7 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: hard to very hard depending on the source, 140 to 350 mg/L (8.2 to 20.5 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Stallion Springs CSD
California · serves 4,910 people · about 140 in Stallion Springs
4 results above the health goal. The worst: Nitrate at 13 ppm, above the health goal. Hardness: soft to very hard depending on the source, 9.5 to 263 mg/L (0.6 to 15.4 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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A.F.P. Mutual Water Company
California · serves 710 people · under 100 in Stallion Springs
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 14 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, typically 350 mg/L (20.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in City of Tehachapi’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Nitrate
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Nitrate
Culligan 10-Cup Pitcher with ZeroWater Technology (ZEROP10)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Nitrate
Water testing near Stallion Springs
The 3 labs California certifies closest to Stallion Springs, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Pace Analytical Services, LLC dba BC Laboratories, Inc.
Bakersfield, CA · about 37 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
Zalco Laboratories, Inc.
Bakersfield, CA · about 37 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
BSK Associates - Bakersfield Analytical Laboratory
Bakersfield, CA · about 42 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Stallion Springs
Which ZIP codes are in Stallion Springs: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: California State Water Resources Control Board, ELAP accredited laboratories and their fields of accreditation; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Stallion Springs
Other towns in Kern County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Tehachapi’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for NitrateRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best reverse osmosis systems, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water