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Woodville Public Utility Dist

Serves Woodville, Tulare County, CA · 1,740 people served

Federal records show 7 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Woodville Public Utility Dist in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Nitrate violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • CA5410025
  • TULARE
  • CA
  • 1,740 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 93274
EPA system ID CA5410025

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
7
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
7
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Woodville Public Utility Dist draws water from 2 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 17.9 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.8 times the limit), 2023.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, September 2021.
  • Record on file since 2001, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 470 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 17.9 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 330 Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.1 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 330 Oct 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Jul 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.6 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 330 Apr 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
 330 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15.5 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 330 Oct 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.5 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 330 Jul 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes

Full record since 2001

EPA's records for Woodville Public Utility Dist go back to 2001. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 6 0
2020s 7 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2008, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2001 Resolved

Enforcement actions

California regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Woodville Public Utility Dist between 2001 and 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2021.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 7, 2021 California Compliance order (no penalty) 7 violations (7 health-based): Nitrate
Oct 2, 2008 California Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform
May 28, 2008 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Mar 8, 2006 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Jul 17, 2003 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Nov 16, 2001 California Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Nitrate

7 incidents

Nitrate 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

Woodville Public Utility Dist draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Woodville Public Utility Dist 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.

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Testing your own water

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