Public water system record
Kern Valley State Prison
Serves Delano, Kern County, CA · 5,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Kern Valley State Prison in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Kern Valley State Prison draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, March 2018.
- Record on file since 2007, with 21 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 156 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.
None since October 2016.
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, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2007
EPA's records for Kern Valley State Prison go back to 2007. Before October 20, 2016 they list 21 health-based violations (21 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 12 | 3 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Arsenic, began October 2012, Resolved.
Show all 21 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0154 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0148 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0188 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0177 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0193 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0195 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0195 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0195 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0199 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0204 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0206 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0206 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.02 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.02 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0203 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0206 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0216 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.022 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0228 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Kern Valley State Prison between 2008 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2018 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 12, 2008 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations (21 health-based): Arsenic |
Where the water comes from
Kern Valley State Prison draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Kern Valley State Prison 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