Public water system record
Williams Mutual Water Company
Serves Poplar-Cotton Center, Tulare County, CA · 165 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Williams Mutual Water Company 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
- 3
Key facts
- Williams Mutual Water Company draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, June 2018.
- Record on file since 1980, with 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Williams Mutual Water Company go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Williams Mutual Water Company between 2011 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2018 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 6, 2017 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Feb 18, 2016 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Sep 29, 2011 | California | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
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
Williams Mutual Water Company draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Williams Mutual Water Company 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 Williams Mutual Water Company 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