Is Tarpey Village, CA tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 3 utilities serving Tarpey Village has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records: Bakman Water Company.
City of Fresno, which serves the most people here, has 3 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 30 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
The water from City of Fresno is soft to very hard depending on the source, 8.8 to 390 mg/L (0.5 to 22.8 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 Tarpey Village’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Fresno
California · serves 545,970 people · about 2,000 in Tarpey Village
3 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 30 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: soft to very hard depending on the source, 8.8 to 390 mg/L (0.5 to 22.8 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Bakman Water Company
California · serves 17,393 people · about 620 in Tarpey Village
3 results above the health goal. The worst: Nitrate at 24 ppm, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 82 to 440 mg/L (4.8 to 25.7 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
City of Clovis
California · serves 133,118 people · about 150 in Tarpey Village
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 41 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: soft to very hard depending on the source, 9 to 285 mg/L (0.5 to 16.7 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 Fresno’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: PFOS, PFOA, Nitrate, Arsenic
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: PFOS, PFOA, Nitrate, Arsenic
Culligan 10-Cup Pitcher with ZeroWater Technology (ZEROP10)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS, Nitrate
Water testing near Tarpey Village
The 3 labs California certifies closest to Tarpey Village, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
BSK Associates
Fresno, CA · under a mile
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity
Moore Twining Associates, Inc.
Fresno, CA · about 6 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
SGS North America, Inc.
Clovis, CA · about 7 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS
ZIP codes in Tarpey Village
Which ZIP codes are in Tarpey Village: 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 Tarpey Village
Other towns in Fresno County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Fresno’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOSRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water