Public water system record
City of McFarland
Serves McFarland, Kern County, CA · 14,161 people served
Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for City of McFarland in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Nitrate violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 6
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 6
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- City of McFarland draws water from 3 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 14 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit), 2024.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, October 2023.
- Record on file since 1980, with 36 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,133 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Aug 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for City of McFarland go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 36 health-based violations (18 resolved, 18 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 46 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18 | 0 |
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 3 | 31 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 12 | 15 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 6 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 2016, Resolved.
Show all 36 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0127 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1982 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1982 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1982 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1981 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 30, 1980 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1980 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 11 formal enforcement actions against City of McFarland between 2001 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2023 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations (6 health-based): Nitrate |
| Feb 11, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 25, 2021 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: E. coli |
| Mar 21, 2018 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Apr 27, 2017 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 8 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jul 27, 2016 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 15, 2013 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 8, 2012 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 13 violations (11 health-based): Arsenic |
| Sep 21, 2009 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Lead and Copper Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Apr 14, 2009 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 2, 2001 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Nitrate
6 incidentsNitrate exceeded the federal limit
High nitrate is especially dangerous for infants under 6 months and can cause blue baby syndrome
Where the water comes from
City of McFarland draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
City of McFarland must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by California.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells