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EPA SDWIS ยท Tulare County, California

Is TULARE, CA Tap Water Safe?

TULARE is served by 3 water providers on file with the EPA.

Data current as of July 2026
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Results for TULARE, CA

3 water providers on file serving this city.

Quick answer: TULARE's water has no violations on file and no single reading stands out against its peers (3 other providers in this area). It serves roughly 72,241 people, and the full breakdown below reflects everything EPA and California have on record for it.

Contaminants found

Metals
Naturally occurring or corrosion-related elements, e.g. lead, arsenic, copper
Lead Summary
Detected: 0 mg/L (ppm)
12/31/2023
Disinfection Byproducts
Formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter
TTHM
Detected: 1.4 UG/L (ppb)
9/11/2025
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: 0.82 UG/L (ppb)
9/11/2025
Dibromochloromethane
Detected: 0.53 UG/L (ppb)
9/11/2025
Chloroform
Detected: 1.9 UG/L (ppb)
3/28/2025
One of the individual trihalomethane disinfection byproducts, formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter.
Bromodichloromethane
Detected: 0.72 UG/L (ppb)
9/11/2025
Inorganics
Common dissolved minerals and salts, e.g. nitrate, fluoride, chloride
Nitrate
Detected: 7.3 MG/L (ppm)
Found at 2 providers
Commonly from agricultural fertilizer runoff or septic systems. Above the legal limit, it's an immediate concern especially for infants.
Chloride
Detected: 6.8 MG/L (ppm)
9/18/2025
Sulfate
Detected: 6.3 MG/L (ppm)
9/18/2025
Fluoride
Detected: 0.15 MG/L (ppm)
9/18/2025
Often added deliberately for dental health; can also occur naturally.
Nitrate-Nitrite
Detected: 4.3 MG/L (ppm)
9/18/2025
Minerals
Everyday minerals that mainly affect taste and water hardness
Calcium
Detected: 4.1 MG/L (ppm)
9/18/2025
Sodium
Detected: 42 MG/L (ppm)
9/18/2025
Magnesium
Detected: 0.24 MG/L (ppm)
9/18/2025
Properties
General water characteristics like pH, hardness, and cloudiness (turbidity)
Langelier Index (pH(s))
Detected: -0.22 LANG
9/18/2025
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)
Detected: 10 MG/L (ppm)
9/18/2025
VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds)
Industrial solvents and fuel-related chemicals that evaporate easily
1, 2, 3-Trichloropropane
Detected: 0.0027 UG/L (ppb)
3/12/2025
Calculated Parameters
Values worked out mathematically from other test results, not measured directly
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Detected: 51 MG/L (ppm)
9/18/2025
Alkalinity, Carbonate
Detected: 18 MG/L (ppm)
9/18/2025
Other
Additional substances tested that don't fit neatly into the categories above
Dibromoaceticacid
Detected: 1.7 UG/L (ppb)
9/11/2025
Aggressive Index
Detected: 11.8 AGGR
9/18/2025
Alkalinity, Total
Detected: 68 MG/L (ppm)
9/18/2025
Foamingagents (SURFACTANTS)
Detected: 0.13 MG/L (ppm)
6/17/2025
TDS
Detected: 130 MG/L (ppm)
9/18/2025
Filtration considerations: 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
DibromoaceticacidPartialYesPartial
Aggressive IndexPartialYesPartial
Alkalinity, TotalPartialYesPartial
Foamingagents (SURFACTANTS)PartialYesPartial
TDSPartialYesPartial
ChloridePartialYesPartial
SulfatePartialYesPartial
FluoridePartialYesPartial
Nitrate-NitritePartialYesPartial
Coliform Bacteria (indicator)NoYesNo
Langelier Index (pH(s))NoNoNo
CalciumNoPartialNo
SodiumNoPartialNo
MagnesiumNoPartialNo
Alkalinity, BicarbonateNoNoNo
Alkalinity, CarbonateNoNoNo
Hardness, Total (ASCACO3)NoNoNo

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