Is PORTERVILLE W/A's water safe to drink?

PORTERVILLE W/A's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 2,445 people get their water from it, across 926 connections.

PORTERVILLE W/A's record against the rest of the country

176 total violations and 0 health-based ones put PORTERVILLE W/A at the 28th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 9,292 of 12,903.

How PORTERVILLE W/A compares within MS

Among the 349 MS systems in this dataset, the average is 3.2 health-based violations - PORTERVILLE W/A's 0 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for PORTERVILLE W/A is from 2012-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.

What this data is and is not

Everything on this page is PORTERVILLE W/A's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 0 health-based violations on file for PORTERVILLE W/A - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.