Public water system record
Earlimart PUD
Serves Earlimart, Tulare County, CA · 7,679 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Earlimart PUD 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
- 1
Key facts
- Earlimart PUD draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, September 2011.
- Record on file since 1992, with 15 health-based violations before October 20, 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 |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Earlimart PUD go back to 1992. Before October 20, 2016 they list 15 health-based violations (15 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 8 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2011, Resolved.
Show all 15 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 11 formal enforcement actions against Earlimart PUD between 2000 and 2011. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2011 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 23, 2011 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 22, 2010 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Apr 13, 2007 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 9, 2006 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 2, 2005 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 7, 2005 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 12, 2004 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 18, 2001 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 12, 2000 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 6, 2000 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
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
Earlimart PUD draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Earlimart PUD 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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