Transient Non-Community · PWSID CA5402030

Waukena Market

Serves 100 peopleGroundwaterOwner: PrivateTulare, California
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On record since 2006: 62 violations. 40 over the limit · 22 missed or late tests. Most recent began 2021-04-01.

For this year's test results, ask the utility for its annual Consumer Confidence Report. Every community system must publish one.

40Over the limit
0Treatment lapse
22Missed or late test
0Notice or report

More violations on record than 98% of active water systems in California. Small systems with no staff chemist often rack up missed-test violations; big utilities rarely do.

The record, year by year

20052006 · Over the limit: 22006 · Over the limit: 22006 · Missed or late test: 12007 · Over the limit: 32007 · Over the limit: 32007 · Over the limit: 32007 · Missed or late test: 12008 · Over the limit: 42008 · Over the limit: 42008 · Over the limit: 42008 · Over the limit: 42009 · Over the limit: 42009 · Over the limit: 42009 · Over the limit: 42009 · Over the limit: 42010 · Over the limit: 42010 · Over the limit: 42010 · Over the limit: 42010 · Over the limit: 420102011 · Over the limit: 42011 · Over the limit: 42011 · Over the limit: 42011 · Over the limit: 42012 · Missed or late test: 42012 · Missed or late test: 42012 · Missed or late test: 42012 · Missed or late test: 42013 · Over the limit: 22013 · Over the limit: 22013 · Missed or late test: 22013 · Missed or late test: 22014 · Missed or late test: 120152016 · Over the limit: 12016 · Missed or late test: 52016 · Missed or late test: 52016 · Missed or late test: 52016 · Missed or late test: 52016 · Missed or late test: 52017 · Over the limit: 32017 · Over the limit: 32017 · Over the limit: 32017 · Missed or late test: 22017 · Missed or late test: 22018 · Over the limit: 52018 · Over the limit: 52018 · Over the limit: 52018 · Over the limit: 52018 · Over the limit: 52018 · Missed or late test: 12019 · Over the limit: 32019 · Over the limit: 32019 · Over the limit: 32019 · Missed or late test: 42019 · Missed or late test: 42019 · Missed or late test: 42019 · Missed or late test: 42020 · Over the limit: 32020 · Over the limit: 32020 · Over the limit: 32020 · Missed or late test: 120202021 · Over the limit: 22021 · Over the limit: 22025
One square = one violation, by the year it began. Empty columns are years with nothing on EPA's record.
65% over the limit · 4035% missed or late test · 22

Across California, 52% of violations are missed or late tests and 29% are water over a limit.

How far over the limit

at the limit2×5×10×100×+Nitrate2021-04-01 · Nitrate: measured 17.70 MG/L vs limit 10.00 MG/L (1.8×)2021-01-01 · Nitrate: measured 17.00 MG/L vs limit 10.00 MG/L (1.7×)2020-10-01 · Nitrate: measured 16.90 MG/L vs limit 10.00 MG/L (1.7×)2020-07-01 · Nitrate: measured 16.10 MG/L vs limit 10.00 MG/L (1.6×)2020-01-01 · Nitrate: measured 16.20 MG/L vs limit 10.00 MG/L (1.6×)2019-07-01 · Nitrate: measured 17.10 MG/L vs limit 10.00 MG/L (1.7×)2019-04-01 · Nitrate: measured 16.50 MG/L vs limit 10.00 MG/L (1.6×)2019-01-01 · Nitrate: measured 16.70 MG/L vs limit 10.00 MG/L (1.7×)2018-10-01 · Nitrate: measured 16.60 MG/L vs limit 10.00 MG/L (1.7×)2018-07-01 · Nitrate: measured 19.10 MG/L vs limit 10.00 MG/L (1.9×)2018-04-01 · Nitrate: measured 17.80 MG/L vs limit 10.00 MG/L (1.8×)2018-01-01 · Nitrate: measured 16.60 MG/L vs limit 10.00 MG/L (1.7×)2017-10-01 · Nitrate: measured 16.60 MG/L vs limit 10.00 MG/L (1.7×)2017-04-01 · Nitrate: measured 19.80 MG/L vs limit 10.00 MG/L (2.0×)2017-01-01 · Nitrate: measured 16.60 MG/L vs limit 10.00 MG/L (1.7×)2016-01-01 · Nitrate: measured 13.10 MG/L vs limit 10.00 MG/L (1.3×)2013-04-01 · Nitrate: measured 87.00 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (1.9×)2013-01-01 · Nitrate: measured 95.00 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (2.1×)2011-10-01 · Nitrate: measured 90.10 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (2.0×)2011-07-01 · Nitrate: measured 93.90 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (2.1×)2011-04-01 · Nitrate: measured 87.70 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (1.9×)2011-01-01 · Nitrate: measured 81.00 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (1.8×)2010-10-01 · Nitrate: measured 79.10 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (1.8×)2010-07-01 · Nitrate: measured 93.40 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (2.1×)2010-04-01 · Nitrate: measured 78.00 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (1.7×)2010-01-01 · Nitrate: measured 73.20 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (1.6×)2009-10-01 · Nitrate: measured 70.60 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (1.6×)2009-07-01 · Nitrate: measured 59.20 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (1.3×)2009-04-01 · Nitrate: measured 74.30 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (1.7×)2009-01-01 · Nitrate: measured 67.60 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (1.5×)2008-10-01 · Nitrate: measured 64.60 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (1.4×)2008-07-01 · Nitrate: measured 76.00 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (1.7×)2008-04-01 · Nitrate: measured 58.60 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (1.3×)2008-01-01 · Nitrate: measured 66.20 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (1.5×)2007-07-01 · Nitrate: measured 60.80 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (1.4×)2007-04-01 · Nitrate: measured 63.20 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (1.4×)2007-01-01 · Nitrate: measured 64.80 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (1.4×)2006-10-01 · Nitrate: measured 61.40 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (1.4×)2006-01-01 · Nitrate: measured 57.70 MG/L vs limit 45.00 MG/L (1.3×)
Each dot is one over-the-limit violation: the measured value divided by the limit it broke, on a log scale. Most legal limits for chemicals are running averages set for a lifetime of drinking, so “just over” and “ten times over” are very different news. Hover a dot for the numbers.

Every violation on record

  1. 2021-04-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 17.70 MG/L · limit 10.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  2. 2021-01-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 17.00 MG/L · limit 10.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  3. 2020-10-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 16.90 MG/L · limit 10.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  4. 2020-07-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 16.10 MG/L · limit 10.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  5. 2020-04-01NitrateMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  6. 2020-01-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 16.20 MG/L · limit 10.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  7. 2019-12-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  8. 2019-10-01NitrateMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  9. 2019-10-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  10. 2019-09-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  11. 2019-07-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 17.10 MG/L · limit 10.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  12. 2019-04-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 16.50 MG/L · limit 10.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  13. 2019-01-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 16.70 MG/L · limit 10.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  14. 2018-11-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  15. 2018-10-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 16.60 MG/L · limit 10.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  16. 2018-09-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMCLBack in compliance
  17. 2018-07-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 19.10 MG/L · limit 10.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  18. 2018-04-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 17.80 MG/L · limit 10.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  19. 2018-01-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 16.60 MG/L · limit 10.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  20. 2017-10-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 16.60 MG/L · limit 10.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  21. 2017-09-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  22. 2017-07-01NitrateMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  23. 2017-04-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 19.80 MG/L · limit 10.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  24. 2017-01-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 16.60 MG/L · limit 10.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  25. 2016-07-01NitrateMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
Show the other 37 entries
  1. 2016-06-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  2. 2016-05-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  3. 2016-04-01NitrateMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  4. 2016-04-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  5. 2016-01-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 13.10 MG/L · limit 10.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  6. 2014-01-01NitrateMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  7. 2013-10-01NitrateMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  8. 2013-07-01NitrateMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  9. 2013-04-01NitrateMCL, Averagemeasured 87.00 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  10. 2013-01-01NitrateMCL, Averagemeasured 95.00 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  11. 2012-10-01NitrateMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  12. 2012-07-01NitrateMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  13. 2012-04-01NitrateMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  14. 2012-01-01NitrateMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  15. 2011-10-01NitrateMCL, Averagemeasured 90.10 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  16. 2011-07-01NitrateMCL, Averagemeasured 93.90 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  17. 2011-04-01NitrateMCL, Averagemeasured 87.70 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  18. 2011-01-01NitrateMCL, Averagemeasured 81.00 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  19. 2010-10-01NitrateMCL, Averagemeasured 79.10 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  20. 2010-07-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 93.40 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  21. 2010-04-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 78.00 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  22. 2010-01-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 73.20 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  23. 2009-10-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 70.60 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  24. 2009-07-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 59.20 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  25. 2009-04-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 74.30 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  26. 2009-01-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 67.60 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  27. 2008-10-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 64.60 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  28. 2008-07-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 76.00 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  29. 2008-04-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 58.60 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  30. 2008-01-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 66.20 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  31. 2007-10-01NitrateMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  32. 2007-07-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 60.80 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  33. 2007-04-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 63.20 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  34. 2007-01-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 64.80 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  35. 2006-10-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 61.40 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance
  36. 2006-07-01NitrateMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  37. 2006-01-01NitrateMCL, Single Samplemeasured 57.70 MG/L · limit 45.00 MG/LBack in compliance

System details

Population served100
Service connections2
Water sourceGroundwater
System typeTransient Non-Community
OwnerPrivate
StatusActive
CityTulare
EPA ZIP on file93274

Areas served

  • Tulare County

Reading this record

Waukena Market is a transient non-community that draws from groundwater and serves about 100 people in Tulare, California. Everything above comes from the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), where states report every violation by every public water system.

Four kinds of violation. Only one is a measurement of the water: over the limit means a test came back above a legal maximum (an MCL). A treatment lapse means a required protective step was not done, such as disinfection, filtration, fixing a defect an inspector found, or filing a lead-pipe inventory. A missed or late test means a required test was skipped or never reported. That is the most common kind, and the most misread: it does not mean the water was bad, and it does not mean the water was fine. Notices and reports covers public notices and the annual Consumer Confidence Report.

Status. “Back in compliance” means the state recorded a return to compliance. “Period ended” means the violation's compliance period is over but no return to compliance was ever filed, which is common in older records. EPA's federal copy lags state records by months, so call the utility for anything current.