Tooleville

What happened, and when

Every dated water event the register holds for Tooleville, newest first, each with the sources that document it.

1. July 15, 2022Ran dryon the card

   Ran dry: what happened

   Tooleville's two community wells, run by a 77-connection mutual water association, lost production as groundwater fell; residents reported little or no water on July 15, 2022 and the town went onto hauled water, about 27,000 gallons a day trucked into tanks installed by Self-Help Enterprises, and by late August the second well had failed too. It was the third loss in a year: on July 21, 2021 the Alfred Street well stopped producing and the state issued a boil-water notice for the outage, and on June 6 to 8, 2022 most of the town lost water until the pump was lowered. The state ordered consolidation with Exeter in August 2021; the emergency intertie was still being built in 2025.

2. June 6, 2022Ran dry

   Most of the town loses water until the pump is lowered

   On June 6 to 8, 2022 most of the town lost water until the well pump was lowered.

   • SJV Water: Second Tulare County town goes dry as water tables plummet in drought (July 18, 2022)
   • KVPR: New funding promises clean water for drought-stricken Tooleville (August 31, 2022)
3. July 21, 2021Ran dry

   The Alfred Street well stops producing; boil-water notice

   On July 21, 2021 the Alfred Street well stopped producing and the state issued a boil-water notice for the outage. In August 2021 the State Water Board gave the association six months to consolidate voluntarily with Exeter before ordering it.

   • State Water Resources Control Board: Letter to Tooleville Mutual Non-Profit Water Association: six-month period for voluntary consolidation with the City of Exeter (August 23, 2021)
   • The Sun-Gazette: Tooleville wells nearly run dry, state begins consolidation with Exeter (August 25, 2021)