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Water system · PWSID CA5410015

TULARE, CITY OF

100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

CA5410015

State

California

City

TULARE

Population served

72,241

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

9

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

6

Health-based

16

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Apr 2019. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 2018 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Sep 2014 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began May 2001 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 2000 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jul 1998 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jun 1998 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jun 1995 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Sep 1994 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Sep 1994 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Apr 2019
  • State action · SFL Mar 2019
  • State action · SOX Mar 2015
  • State action · SFL Oct 2014
  • State action · SIA Dec 2001
  • State action · SFL Aug 2001
  • State action · SOX Jun 2001
  • State action · SOX Jan 2001

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Arsenic

2 stations · latest Feb 2021

4.7 · max 5.5 ug/l · 2

Fluoride

2 stations · latest Feb 2021

0.79 · max 1.41 mg/l · 2

Lead

2 stations · latest Feb 2021

0.343 · max 0.655 ug/l · 2

Manganese

2 stations · latest Feb 2021

2.89 · max 5.14 ug/l · 2

Nitrate

1 station · latest Feb 2021

3.75 · max 3.75 mg/l as N · 2

Uranium

2 stations · latest Feb 2021

0.404 · max 0.758 ug/l · 2

Copper

1 station · latest Feb 2021

2.5 · max 2.5 ug/l · 1

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system CA5410015 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.