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Is Baker City, OR tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Baker City, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and CDC’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

1 of the 2 utilities serving Baker City has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Western Heights Water Company.

Baker City, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and CDC’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.

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 Baker City’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Baker City

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Oregon certifies.

No lab Oregon certifies is within 75 miles of Baker City on the state’s list. Some take samples by mail; the state’s page lists them all.

Oregon State University Extension Well Water Program: Nitrate screening of well water at many of its groundwater education events. The screening is free. Water Testing Guidance for Private Wells, OSU Well Water Program.

All 91 certified labs for Oregon

ZIP codes in Baker City

Which ZIP codes are in Baker City: 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.

Near Baker City

Towns nearby with a page of their own.

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