Public water system · CA1000199
ActiveFowler Care Center
At a glance
Fowler Care Center (PWSID CA1000199) is an active community water system in Fresno County, California. It reports serving 46 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
46
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Fowler Care Center compare with other water systems in Fresno County?
By EPA's size categories, Fowler Care Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Fresno County has 328 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,205 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,051,276 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across California, the 7,479 active systems average 5,706 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Fowler Care Center is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. California has 2,997 active community water systems, 40% of the state's 7,479 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,179 California systems (83%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Fowler Care Center?
EPA lists Fowler Care Center as privately owned. The CA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 220 of the 328 active systems in Fresno County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Fowler Care Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2008. The violations listed here began between October 1980 and August 2008. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 2 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1981-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 1980-10-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
All 11 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Fowler Care Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Fowler Care Center?
Fowler Care Center (PWSID CA1000199) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Fowler Care Center serve?
Fowler Care Center reports serving 46 people through 1 service connection in Fresno County, California.
Where does Fowler Care Center get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Fowler Care Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2008. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Fowler Care Center's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2008. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Fowler Care Center's water quality report?
As a community water system, Fowler Care Center must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Fresno County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fresno | Fresno | 545,716 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Clovis | Fresno | 130,130 | Community | Surface water |
| California State University Fresno | Fresno | 41,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cws - Selma | Fresno | 26,517 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Sanger | Fresno | 26,357 | Community | Groundwater |
| Reedley, City of | Fresno | 26,076 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Fowler Care Center, PWSID CA1000199, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/fowler-care-center-ca1000199 (data as of October 1, 2026).