Waukena Elementary School

PWSID: CA5400795

1 active violation (non-health-based)
This system has unresolved violations related to monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements, but none involve contaminant levels exceeding EPA health limits.

This system has more violations on record than 99% of water systems in California.

Violation trend: 11.4 per year over the last 5 years, down from 14.4 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served220
Service Connections7
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeNon-Transient Non-Community
OwnerLocal Government
StatusActive
CityTulare
EPA ZIP on File93274
NoteSchool or Daycare

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)4.6000 mg/L0.015 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0760 mg/L0.015 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0470 mg/L0.015 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0310 mg/L0.015 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0250 mg/L0.015 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0150 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0115 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0078 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

1 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
5200RPT2025-07-02Open

Violation History (153 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
1040MCL
Measured: 22.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2025-07-01YesAcknowledged
4006MCL
Measured: 26.80 PCI/L (limit: 20.00 PCI/L)
2025-07-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 20.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2025-04-01YesAcknowledged
4006MCL
Measured: 21.80 PCI/L (limit: 20.00 PCI/L)
2025-04-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 18.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2025-01-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 18.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2025-01-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 21.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2024-10-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 19.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2024-07-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 19.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2024-07-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 19.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2024-04-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 19.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2024-04-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 16.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2024-01-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 16.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2024-01-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 17.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2023-10-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 17.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2023-10-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 17.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2023-10-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 17.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2023-07-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 17.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2023-07-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 17.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2023-07-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 17.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2023-07-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 15.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2023-04-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 15.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2023-04-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 15.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2023-04-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 15.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2023-04-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 16.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2023-01-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 16.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2023-01-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 18.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2022-10-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 18.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2022-10-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 18.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2022-10-01YesAcknowledged
4006MCL
Measured: 21.10 PCI/L (limit: 20.00 PCI/L)
2022-10-01YesAcknowledged
4006MCL
Measured: 21.10 PCI/L (limit: 20.00 PCI/L)
2022-10-01YesAcknowledged
4006MCL
Measured: 21.10 PCI/L (limit: 20.00 PCI/L)
2022-10-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 17.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2022-07-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 17.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2022-07-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 17.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2022-07-01YesAcknowledged
4006MCL
Measured: 20.50 PCI/L (limit: 20.00 PCI/L)
2022-07-01YesAcknowledged
4006MCL
Measured: 20.50 PCI/L (limit: 20.00 PCI/L)
2022-07-01YesAcknowledged
4006MCL
Measured: 20.50 PCI/L (limit: 20.00 PCI/L)
2022-07-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 17.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2022-04-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 17.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2022-04-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 17.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2022-04-01YesAcknowledged
4006MCL
Measured: 22.00 PCI/L (limit: 20.00 PCI/L)
2022-04-01YesAcknowledged
4006MCL
Measured: 22.00 PCI/L (limit: 20.00 PCI/L)
2022-04-01YesAcknowledged
4006MCL
Measured: 22.00 PCI/L (limit: 20.00 PCI/L)
2022-04-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 15.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2022-01-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 15.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2022-01-01YesAcknowledged
4006MCL
Measured: 23.80 PCI/L (limit: 20.00 PCI/L)
2022-01-01YesAcknowledged
4006MCL
Measured: 23.80 PCI/L (limit: 20.00 PCI/L)
2022-01-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 16.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2021-10-01YesAcknowledged
1040MCL
Measured: 16.00 MG/L (limit: 10.00 MG/L)
2021-10-01YesAcknowledged

Showing 50 of 152 historical violations.

Understanding This Water System's Record

Waukena Elementary School is a non-transient non-community water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 220 in Tulare, California. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.