Public water system record
Plainview Mutual Water Company
Serves Plainview, Tulare County, CA · 617 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Plainview Mutual Water Company 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
- 8
Key facts
- Plainview Mutual Water Company draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, May 2019.
- Record on file since 1993, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 223 unknown out of 223 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 |
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
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Plainview Mutual Water Company go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 27 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 2 | 18 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2001, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Plainview Mutual Water Company between 2001 and 2019, filed as 8 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2019 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Mar 1, 2019 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Apr 14, 2017 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Sep 4, 2003 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
| Jun 19, 2003 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations: 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE, Nitrate, Total Coliform |
| May 8, 2002 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 10, 2001 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 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
Plainview Mutual Water Company draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Plainview Mutual Water Company 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