Public water system · CA5402031

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Preet Market

At a glance

Preet Market (PWSID CA5402031) is an active transient non-community water system in Tulare County, California. It reports serving 310 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; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

310

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDCA5402031

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served310

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyCA state drinking water program

City served—

StateCalifornia

ZIP—

CountyTulare County

How does Preet Market compare with other water systems in Tulare County?

By EPA's size categories, Preet Market is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Tulare County has 274 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,700 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 465,710 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across California, the 7,479 active systems average 5,706 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Preet Market is about twice that figure.

What does “transient non-community water system” mean?

A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. California has 3,016 active transient non-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 Preet Market?

EPA lists Preet Market 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. 184 of the 274 active systems in Tulare County (67%) are also privately owned.

Does Preet Market have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. The violations listed here began between January 2006 and October 2017. By type: 7 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 monitoring and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved. 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2017-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Resolved
2016-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2013-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2013-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2012-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2012-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2011-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2011-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2008-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2006-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved

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.

Preet Market: frequently asked questions

Who runs Preet Market?

Preet Market (PWSID CA5402031) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.

How many people does Preet Market serve?

Preet Market reports serving 310 people through 1 service connection in Tulare County, California.

Where does Preet Market 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 Preet Market have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. 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 Preet Market'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; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Preet Market's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Preet Market is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Tulare County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Cws - Visalia	Tulare	148,496	Community	Groundwater
Tulare, City of	Tulare	72,241	Community	Groundwater
Porterville, City of	Tulare	63,487	Community	Groundwater
Dinuba, City of	Tulare	27,281	Community	Groundwater
Lindsay, City of	Tulare	12,659	Community	Surface water
Exeter, City of	Tulare	11,169	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, “Preet Market, PWSID CA5402031, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/preet-market-ca5402031 (data as of October 1, 2026).