TIPTON, CA · Tulare County

CENTRAL MUTUAL WATER CO Water System

Inactive system

This water system is marked inactive in EPA’s federal records as of March 14, 2024. It is no longer an operating public water system under this PWSID, and no compliance deadlines — including the 2027 Consumer Confidence Report rule — apply to it.

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Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace California’s official records. Always confirm current status with California before making decisions based on this information.

System facts

System ID (PWSID): CA5400655
System type: Community Water System
Population served: 119
Service connections: 41
Ownership: privately owned
Water source: groundwater (wells)

CENTRAL MUTUAL WATER CO is one of 3,951 community water systems in California in the 500 or fewer people size category, formerly serving 119 people from groundwater.

EPA's federal records list this system as inactive in 2024; the record below is historical.

As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 6 entries between 1981 and 1983, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 1983.

Of the 6, 1 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves the Miscellaneous Other Rules and the Radionuclides and Revised Rad Rule.

Violation history

Notification, Public
—
No contaminant on record
September 1, 1983 – September 30, 1983
Archived
Notification, Public
—
No contaminant on record
August 1, 1983 – August 31, 1983
Archived
Notification, Public
—
No contaminant on record
July 1, 1983 – July 31, 1983
Archived
Notification, Public
—
No contaminant on record
June 1, 1983 – June 30, 1983
Archived
Notification, Public
—
No contaminant on record
May 1, 1983 – May 31, 1983
Archived
Monitoring, Regular
—
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
October 1, 1981 – September 30, 1982
Archived

Archived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Period	Violation	Contaminant / rule	Health-based	Status
September 1, 1983 – September 30, 1983	Notification, Public	—	—	Archived
August 1, 1983 – August 31, 1983	Notification, Public	—	—	Archived
July 1, 1983 – July 31, 1983	Notification, Public	—	—	Archived
June 1, 1983 – June 30, 1983	Notification, Public	—	—	Archived
May 1, 1983 – May 31, 1983	Notification, Public	—	—	Archived
October 1, 1981 – September 30, 1982	Monitoring, Regular	Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	—	Archived

Archived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Enforcement actions

February 10, 2013State Compliance achievedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
October 4, 2012State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
July 10, 2012State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
July 10, 2012State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
June 10, 2012State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
March 10, 2012State Compliance achieved6 linked violations
February 10, 2012State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
January 10, 2012State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
December 10, 2011State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
November 10, 2011State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
October 10, 2011State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
January 10, 2011State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
December 10, 2010State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
November 10, 2010State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
September 10, 2010State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
August 10, 2010State Violation/Reminder Notice1 linked violation
May 10, 2008State Compliance achieved2 linked violations
December 31, 2001Federal Compliance achieved1 linked violation

Last known contact on file (system is inactive)

CARPENTER, PAULETTE

559-269-2626

TIPTON, CA 93272