CA1510031
City of Bakersfield · KERN County · Potable Water · Retail
Real loss per connection per day (2025)
94.6gallons
Higher than 90% of California systems
Real loss as % of water supplied
12.4%
Total loss 14.6% · apparent 2.2%
Change vs prior year
+52.2gal/conn/day
Loss rising
Real loss volume, latest audit
1.90B gal
5,846 AF · 55,158 connections
10 audit years available (2016–2025).
Teal area: real loss in gallons per service connection per day. Orange line: real loss as a percentage of water supplied. Gaps mean the metric was not calculable for that audit.
This system
94.6gal/conn/day
KERN County median
34.3gal/conn/day
Statewide median
26.8gal/conn/day
| Year | Period | Supplied | Real loss | gal/conn/day | gal/mile/day | Real % | Total % | ILI | Validity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31 | 47,119 AF | 5,846 AF | 94.6 | 7,930 | 12.4% | 14.6% | 6.30 | 58 | Preliminarily Approved |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31 | 44,280 AF | 2,460 AF | 42.4 | 3,421 | 5.6% | 7.9% | 2.80 | 63 | Preliminarily Approved |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31 | 41,056 AF | 1,556 AF | 27.0 | 2,202 | 3.8% | 6.2% | 1.79 | 66 | Preliminarily Approved |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31 | 42,841 AF | 1,181 AF | 20.7 | 1,701 | 2.8% | 5.2% | 1.37 | 65 | Preliminarily Approved |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31 | 47,578 AF | 2,587 AF | 46.2 | 3,738 | 5.4% | 7.8% | 3.04 | 61 | Requirements Addressed |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31 | 45,649 AF | 1,948 AF | 36.0 | 2,830 | 4.3% | 6.6% | 2.36 | 64 | Requirements Addressed |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31 | 42,407 AF | 1,254 AF | 23.7 | 1,871 | 3.0% | 5.4% | 1.55 | 60 | Requirements Addressed |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31 | 40,202 AF | -2,004.9 AF | — | — | — | — | -2.52 | 65 | Requirements Not Addressed |
| 2017 | 2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31 | 41,747 AF | 1,763 AF | 33.7 | 2,672 | 4.2% | 6.6% | 2.20 | 58 | Requirements Addressed |
| 2016 | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | 37,818 AF | 248 AF | 4.8 | 420 | 0.7% | 3.1% | 0.32 | 55 | Requirements Addressed |
Reported real loss volume is negative.
Reported real loss volume is negative.
Reported real loss volume is negative.