ARBUCKLE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT: EPA violation history, explained

ARBUCKLE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 2,778, over 1,027 connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

8 total violations and 3 health-based ones put ARBUCKLE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT at the 58th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 5,406 of 12,903.

Against the CA average

CA's 803 covered systems average 5.8 health-based violations each; ARBUCKLE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT carries 3, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

ARBUCKLE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-02-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 1994-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.

The concern categories on record

ARBUCKLE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:

• Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)

The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What ARBUCKLE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT's record does not cover

Everything on this page is ARBUCKLE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 8 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.