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Tulare County, California

Water Systems
296
Population Served
446,656
Total Violations
12,135
7,214 health-based
PFAS Detected
3
of 15 tested

Violation Analysis

94.9%
Systems with Violations
41.0
Avg Violations per System
59.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
41 systems (14%)
SW
9 systems (3%)

PFAS Contamination

15
Systems Tested
3
PFAS Detected
20.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Tulare California water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (50)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Cws - Visalia 148,496 4 Detected
Tulare, City Of 72,131 18 Clean
Porterville, City Of 63,164 6 Detected
Lindsay, City Of 12,659 178 Detected
Exeter, City Of 11,169 38 -
Farmersville, City Of 10,243 28 Clean
Orosi Public Utility District 8,300 19 Clean
Woodlake, City Of 7,846 41 Clean
Earlimart PUD 7,679 35 Clean
Cutler PUD 6,200 45 Clean
Dinuba, City Of 6,081 36 Clean
Ivanhoe Public Utility Dist 4,580 22 Clean
Casillas Water System 3,000 2 -
Nps-Wolverton 2,940 278 -
Nps-Ash Mountain 2,930 7 -
Nps-Pinewood Water System 2,900 2 -
Pixley Public Util Dist 2,772 150 -
Strathmore Public Util Dist 2,669 189 -
Terra Bella Irrigation District - Tbt 2,656 58 Clean
Tipton Community Services Dist 2,543 27 Clean
Poplar Comm Service Dist 2,200 24 -
London Community Serv Dist 2,134 30 -
Woodville Public Utility Dist 1,740 19 -
Richgrove Community Services District 1,617 154 -
Springville PUD 1,500 25 -
Porterville Developmental Center 1,281 24 -
Del Oro River Island Serv Terr #1 1,280 147 -
Bob Wiley Detention Facility 1,130 8 -
Caltrans Phillip S. Raine Sfty Rsra Sb 1,000 24 -
Arco Am Pm - Pixley 1,000 27 -
Sultana Community Services District 983 56 -
Caltrans Phillip S. Raine Sfty Rsra Nb 980 32 -
Del Oro California Pines District 944 51 -
Sundale Union School 930 8 -
Nps-Dorst Cg 900 6 -
Alpaugh Community Services District 871 158 -
Liberty Elementary School 818 6 -
Jireh Packing Group - Cutler 770 12 -
Cws - Tulco Water Company 716 10 -
Linnell Farm Labor Center 694 13 -
Seville Water Company 691 44 -
Del Oro Traver District 657 29 -
Woodville Farm Labor Center 650 15 -
Plainview Mutual Water Company 617 65 -
Ducor Csd 616 33 -
Oak Valley School 570 102 -
North Kaweah Mutual Water Company 560 98 -
Patterson Tract Csd 550 40 Clean
Allensworth Csd 531 95 -
Bartlett Park 506 51 -

Other Counties in California

Los Angeles County
276 systems · 10,109,089 served · 3,972 violations
San Diego County
197 systems · 3,744,323 served · 4,832 violations
Orange County
46 systems · 3,201,893 served · 507 violations
Riverside County
201 systems · 2,839,125 served · 6,103 violations
San Bernardino County
318 systems · 2,830,626 served · 4,611 violations
Alameda County
27 systems · 2,249,634 served · 275 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Tulare County? ▼
Tulare County has 12,135 total drinking water violations across 296 water systems, of which 7,214 are health-based violations. 94.9% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Tulare County systems? ▼
Water systems in Tulare County serve approximately 446,656 people through 296 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Tulare County water? ▼
Of 15 water systems tested for PFAS in Tulare County, 3 had PFAS detected (20.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Tulare County? ▼
Water systems in Tulare County use GW (41 systems), SW (9 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 59.4% of Tulare County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.