Public water system record
City of Tehachapi
Serves Tehachapi, Kern County, CA · 9,094 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Tehachapi in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- City of Tehachapi draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, December 2022.
- Record on file since 1992, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,368 unknown out of 3,368 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Active | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for City of Tehachapi go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 0 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2003, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against City of Tehachapi between 1995 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 15, 2012 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Aug 6, 2003 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 29, 2001 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 28, 1995 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
City of Tehachapi draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an emergency connection to Golden Hills CSD. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Tehachapi. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Tehachapi.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Golden Hills CSD Tehachapi, CA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Union Pacific Railroad Co.-Keene Water Denver, CO
Annual water quality report
City of Tehachapi 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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