Public water system record
City of Tulare
Serves Tulare, Tulare County, CA · 72,241 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Tulare 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
- City of Tulare draws water from 23 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, March 2019.
- Record on file since 1994, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 20,723 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for City of Tulare go back to 1994. 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 | 4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2014, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against City of Tulare between 2001 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2019 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Oct 30, 2014 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 2, 2001 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of Tulare draws water from 23 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from City of Tulare. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Tulare.
Annual water quality report
City of Tulare 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