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CUTLER PUD Water Quality Report

Serving roughly 6,200 people in Tulare County, California.

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Results for CUTLER PUD

1 water provider directly on file, serving roughly 6,200 people in Tulare County, California.

Quick answer: CUTLER PUD currently has an open health-based violation on file: Lead And Copper Rule Revisions, a compliance issue since 10/17/2024. This is active, not historical — see the violation detail below for what EPA's enforcement record shows.
Utility CUTLER PUD Population served 6,200 Owner Local government
Open violation on file

Violations on file

Nitrate
Older/archived health-based violation
Found at 1 of 1 provider
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.
Lead And Copper Rule Revisions
Currently open health violation
Found at 1 of 1 provider

Contaminants found

Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2024
Manganese
Detected: 14 UG/L (ppb)
7/11/2025
Mainly a taste/staining concern at typical levels; long-term neurological research at high chronic exposure is ongoing.
Barium
Detected: 150 UG/L (ppb)
7/11/2025
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
TTHM
Detected: 2.4 UG/L (ppb)
10/10/2025
A group of disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter. Long-term exposure above the legal limit has been linked to increased cancer risk in some studies.
Bromoform
Detected: 1.5 UG/L (ppb)
10/10/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 0.99 UG/L (ppb)
10/10/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Chloride
Detected: 35 MG/L (ppm)
7/11/2025
Sulfate
Detected: 35 MG/L (ppm)
7/11/2025
Fluoride
Detected: 0.15 MG/L (ppm)
7/11/2025
Often added deliberately for dental health; can also occur naturally.
Nitrate
Detected: 9.3 MG/L (ppm)
10/3/2025
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.
Nitrate-Nitrite
Detected: 9.8 MG/L (ppm)
7/11/2025
Minerals
Everyday minerals that mainly affect taste and water hardness
Magnesium
Detected: 23 MG/L (ppm)
7/11/2025
Potassium
Detected: 3.4 MG/L (ppm)
7/11/2025
Sodium
Detected: 37 MG/L (ppm)
7/11/2025
Calcium
Detected: 64 MG/L (ppm)
7/11/2025
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
Langelier Index (pH(s))
Detected: 0.48 LANG
7/11/2025
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)
Detected: 260 MG/L (ppm)
7/11/2025
Gross Alpha Particle Activity
Detected: 3.53 PCI/L
7/11/2025
pH
Detected: 8 PH
7/11/2025
A measure of how acidic or basic the water is (7 is neutral). Affects taste and plumbing, not a direct health measure.
VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds)
Industrial solvents and fuel-related chemicals that evaporate easily
1, 2, 3-Trichloropropane
Detected: 0.0069 UG/L (ppb)
10/3/2025
Calculated Parameters
Values worked out mathematically from other test results, not measured directly
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Detected: 210 MG/L (ppm)
7/11/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Aggressive Index
Detected: 12.5 AGGR
7/11/2025
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 210 MG/L (ppm)
7/11/2025
TDS
Detected: 450 MG/L (ppm)
7/11/2025
Radium-228
Detected: 0.581 PCI/L
7/11/2025
1, 2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane
Detected: 0.089 UG/L (ppb)
10/3/2025
Conductivity (at 25°C)
Detected: 670 UMHO/CM
7/11/2025
Filtration considerations: See the table below for how whole-house carbon, under-sink reverse osmosis, and under-sink carbon systems compare against what's actually on file here. These are general system types, not a specific product recommendation.
Contaminant Whole-House Carbon Under-Sink RO Under-Sink Carbon
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)YesYesYes
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)YesYesYes
ChloroformYesYesYes
Chlorine / TasteYesYesYes
Sediment / TurbidityYesYesYes
TrichloroethyleneYesYesYes
TetrachloroethyleneYesYesYes
cis-1,2-DichloroethyleneYesYesYes
1,1-DichloroethyleneYesYesYes
BromoformYesYesYes
BromodichloromethaneYesYesYes
DibromochloromethaneYesYesYes
1,1,2-TrichloroethaneYesYesYes
Vinyl ChlorideYesYesYes
Carbon TetrachlorideYesYesYes
BenzeneYesYesYes
TolueneYesYesYes
XyleneYesYesYes
1, 2, 3-TrichloropropaneYesYesYes
LeadPartialYesPartial
ArsenicPartialYesPartial
Chromium-6 (Hexavalent)PartialYesPartial
CopperPartialYesPartial
Combined UraniumPartialYesPartial
PFOAPartialYes*Partial
PFOSPartialYes*Partial
NitratePartialYesPartial
Combined RadiumPartialYesPartial
Aggressive IndexPartialYesPartial
Alkalinity, TotalPartialYesPartial
TDSPartialYesPartial
ChloridePartialYesPartial
SulfatePartialYesPartial
FluoridePartialYesPartial
Nitrate-NitritePartialYesPartial
ManganesePartialYesPartial
1, 2-Dibromo-3-ChloropropanePartialYesPartial
BariumPartialYesPartial
Conductivity (at 25°C)PartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
Langelier Index (pH(s))NoNoNo
MagnesiumNoPartialNo
PotassiumNoPartialNo
SodiumNoPartialNo
CalciumNoPartialNo
Alkalinity, BicarbonateNoNoNo
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)NoNoNo
Gross Alpha Particle ActivityNoNoNo
pHNoNoNo

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