Public water system record
Gleanings for the Hungry
Serves an area of Tulare County, CA · 31 people served
Federal records show 21 health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Gleanings for the Hungry in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 21
- Resolved
- 20
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 6
Key facts
- Gleanings for the Hungry draws water from 2 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 39 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (3.9 times the limit), 2017.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, October 2024.
- Record on file since 1995, with 45 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 38 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 |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 39 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (3.9 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | 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 REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Gleanings for the Hungry go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 45 health-based violations (45 resolved) and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 26 | 11 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 19 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020s | 8 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 45 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 38.5 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (3.9 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 38 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (3.8 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2002 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 14 formal enforcement actions against Gleanings for the Hungry and issued 1 boil water order between 2008 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Mar 13, 2024 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Mar 2, 2023 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 20, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Feb 6, 2017 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 4, 2016 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 3, 2016 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 54 violations (45 health-based): Nitrate |
| Aug 10, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 17, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 15, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 25, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 14, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 10, 2012 | California | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 10, 2012 | California | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 10, 2008 | California | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Nitrate
18 incidentsNitrate exceeded the federal limit
High nitrate is especially dangerous for infants under 6 months and can cause blue baby syndrome
Revised Total Coliform Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
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
Gleanings for the Hungry draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Gleanings for the Hungry 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 Gleanings for the Hungry 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