Public water system record
Triple R Mutual Water Co
Serves an area of Tulare County, CA · 408 people served
Federal records show 27 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Triple R Mutual Water Co in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 27
- Resolved
- 26
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Triple R Mutual Water Co draws water from 10 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 16.45 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.6 times the limit), 2021.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by California, February 2022.
- Record on file since 1980, with 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.9 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16.2 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16.183 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.4 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.55 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16.45 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15.23 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.4 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.7 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.5 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.67 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.7 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.9 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.9 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.9 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.2 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.9 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15.5 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.6 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.68 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.775 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.43 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.5 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.01475 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.01565 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | 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 |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Triple R Mutual Water Co go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 16 health-based violations (16 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 11 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 13 | 0 |
| 2020s | 13 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.01565 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0147 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0137 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2002 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Triple R Mutual Water Co between 2009 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in February 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2022 | California | Compliance order with a penalty | 6 violations (6 health-based): Nitrate |
| Jul 5, 2017 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations (31 health-based): Nitrate |
| Feb 13, 2017 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| May 31, 2016 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations (5 health-based): Arsenic |
| Feb 18, 2016 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Sep 16, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 25, 2011 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 8 violations (8 health-based): Nitrate |
| Jan 26, 2009 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Nitrate |
What the violations mean
Nitrate
23 incidentsNitrate exceeded the federal limit
High nitrate is especially dangerous for infants under 6 months and can cause blue baby syndrome
Arsenic
2 incidentsArsenic exceeded the federal limit
Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects
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.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Triple R Mutual Water Co draws water from 10 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Triple R Mutual Water Co 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Triple R Mutual Water Co for a copy.
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