Tap Water Quality Report
Tap water quality in TULARE, California
Tap water in TULARE, California receives a grade of C (73/100) from TapWaterSafety.org. It's served by TULARE, CITY OF. The most significant water quality concerns are: Arsenic significantly above health guideline; Haloacetic acids (HAA5) significantly above health guideline; Chromium (hexavalent) significantly above health guideline. Data sources: EPA SDWIS, EPA ECHO, EWG Tap Water Database.
What's in TULARE's tap water
Top water quality concerns identified by the EPA and Environmental Working Group across the utility serving TULARE.
Arsenic significantly above health guideline
Moderate concernArsenic detected at 5.1 ppb, 1275x above the EWG health guideline of 0.004 ppb.
Haloacetic acids (HAA5) significantly above health guideline
Moderate concernHaloacetic acids (HAA5) detected at 36.2 ppb, 362x above the EWG health guideline of 0.1 ppb.
Chromium (hexavalent) significantly above health guideline
Moderate concernChromium (hexavalent) detected at 1.64 ppb, 82x above the EWG health guideline of 0.02 ppb.
EPA compliance record
Official U.S. EPA records for TULARE, CITY OF (system ID CA5410015) for the last 3 years. Checked 2026-10-07.
Source: U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO), from the Safe Drinking Water Information System. See EPA's full report.
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All contaminants detected in TULARE's tap water
Every contaminant identified, compared side-by-side against US EPA legal limits, the EU Drinking Water Directive (2020/2184), WHO Guidelines, and California's Public Health Goal. Why we show multiple standards →
| Contaminant | Detected | EWG US health-based |
EPA US legal |
EU DWD Europe |
WHO global |
CA PHG strictest US |
Tested sample year |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenic Heavy metal |
5.1 ppb | 0.004 | 10.0 | 10 | 10 | 0.004 | — | 1275× over |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA5) Disinfection byproduct |
36.2 ppb | 0.1 | 60.0 | 60 | — | — | — | 362× over |
| Chromium (hexavalent) Heavy metal |
1.64 ppb | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | 82× over |
| Nitrate Inorganic |
3.97 ppm | 0.14 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10 | — | 28× over |
| Nitrate and nitrite Inorganic |
2.69 ppm | 0.14 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10 | — | 19× over |
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Disinfection byproduct |
1.96 ppb | 0.15 | 80.0 | 100 | — | — | — | 13× over |
| Dibromoacetic acid Disinfection byproduct |
0.3 ppb | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | 10× over |
| Dibromochloromethane Disinfection byproduct |
0.577 ppb | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.8× over |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA9) Disinfection byproduct |
0.288 ppb | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.8× over |
| Radium, combined (-226 and -228) Radiological |
0.13 pCi/L | 0.05 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | 2.6× over |
| Bromodichloromethane Disinfection byproduct |
0.15 ppb | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5× over |
| Bromoform Disinfection byproduct |
1.15 ppb | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3× over |
| Vanadium Other |
23.5 ppb | 21.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1× over |
| 1,2,3-Trichloropropane Other |
0.000704 ppb | 0.0007 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0× over |
| 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) Other |
0.000744 ppb | 0.0017 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| Aluminum Heavy metal |
247.9 ppb | 600.0 | — | 200 | — | 600 | — | Fails EU |
| Chlorate Disinfection byproduct |
47.9 ppb | 210.0 | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| Chloroform Disinfection byproduct |
0.043 ppb | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| Molybdenum Other |
3.0 ppb | 40.0 | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| 1,4-Dioxane Semi-volatile organic compound |
0.00527 ppb | 0.35 | — | — | 50 | 1 | — | Below guideline |
| Manganese Heavy metal |
0.745 ppb | 100.0 | — | 50 | 80 | — | — | Below guideline |
| Strontium Radiological |
0.184 ppb | 1500.0 | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| 1,1-Dichloroethane Volatile organic compound |
0.000219 ppb | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| 1-Butanol Other |
0.458 ppb | — | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| Chlorodifluoromethane Other |
0.00782 ppb | — | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| Fluoride Inorganic |
0.211 ppm | — | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | — | Below guideline |
| Germanium Other |
0.293 ppb | — | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| Testosterone Other |
0.004 ppt | — | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
All values in the unit of the detected level. Red cells indicate the detected level exceeds that standard. Some contaminants have limits in some jurisdictions but not others (shown as —). The "Tested" column shows the year each contaminant sample was collected.
Sources: US EPA, EU Drinking Water Directive 2020/2184, WHO Guidelines, California OEHHA PHGs, EWG Tap Water Database.
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