Public water system · CA2300512
ActiveAlbion Field Station
At a glance
Albion Field Station (PWSID CA2300512) is an active transient non-community water system in Mendocino County, California. It reports serving 154 people through 29 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1981.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
154
Service connections
29
Primary source
GU
Groundwater under influence of surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Albion Field Station compare with other water systems in Mendocino County?
By EPA's size categories, Albion Field Station is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mendocino County has 144 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 576 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 82,868 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 Albion Field Station is roughly in line with 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 under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 105 California systems (1.4%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Albion Field Station?
EPA lists Albion Field Station 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. 98 of the 144 active systems in Mendocino County (68%) are also privately owned.
Does Albion Field Station have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1981. The violations listed here began between October 1980 and October 1981. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2 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.
Albion Field Station: frequently asked questions
Who runs Albion Field Station?
Albion Field Station (PWSID CA2300512) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Albion Field Station serve?
Albion Field Station reports serving 154 people through 29 service connections in Mendocino County, California.
Where does Albion Field Station get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.
Does Albion Field Station have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1981. 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 Albion Field Station'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1981. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Albion Field Station's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Albion Field Station 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 Mendocino County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukiah, City of | Mendocino | 16,607 | Community | Surface water |
| Fort Bragg, City of | Mendocino | 6,919 | Community | Surface water |
| Willits, City of | Mendocino | 6,175 | Community | Surface water |
| Millview County Water District | Mendocino | 5,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Redwood Valley County Water District | Mendocino | 5,200 | Community | Surface water |
| Willow County Water District | Mendocino | 3,797 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Albion Field Station, PWSID CA2300512, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/albion-field-station-ca2300512 (data as of October 1, 2026).