Public water system · CA5400778
ActiveScicon
At a glance
Scicon (PWSID CA5400778) is an active transient non-community water system in Tulare County, California. It reports serving 207 people through 27 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
207
Service connections
27
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Scicon compare with other water systems in Tulare County?
By EPA's size categories, Scicon 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 Scicon is about 44% above 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 Scicon?
EPA lists Scicon as owned by a local government. 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. 66 of the 274 active systems in Tulare County (24%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Scicon have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2014. The violations listed here began between June 1983 and September 2014. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1983-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
All 6 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.
Scicon: frequently asked questions
Who runs Scicon?
Scicon (PWSID CA5400778) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Scicon serve?
Scicon reports serving 207 people through 27 service connections in Tulare County, California.
Where does Scicon 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 Scicon have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2014. 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 Scicon'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 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Scicon's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Scicon 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, “Scicon, PWSID CA5400778, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/scicon-ca5400778 (data as of October 1, 2026).