Public water system record
City of Exeter
Serves Exeter, Tulare County, CA · 11,169 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Exeter in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Nitrate violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- City of Exeter draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2022.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, November 2024.
- Record on file since 1992, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,956 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for City of Exeter go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE, began August 2003, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.00033 mg/L, federal limit 0.0002 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Aug 15, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against City of Exeter between 1993 and 2024, filed as 7 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2024 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jun 7, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Aug 23, 2018 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Feb 23, 2018 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Apr 16, 2004 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE |
| Jul 14, 1993 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Nitrate
1 incidentNitrate exceeded the federal limit
High nitrate is especially dangerous for infants under 6 months and can cause blue baby syndrome
Where the water comes from
City of Exeter draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
City of Exeter 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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