Public water system · CA4500224
ActiveBasshole Brews
At a glance
Basshole Brews (PWSID CA4500224) is an active transient non-community water system in Shasta County, California. It reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, 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 May 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Basshole Brews compare with other water systems in Shasta County?
By EPA's size categories, Basshole Brews is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Shasta County has 174 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,208 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 210,209 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 Basshole Brews is well below 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 Basshole Brews?
EPA lists Basshole Brews 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. 117 of the 174 active systems in Shasta County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Basshole Brews have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2012. The violations listed here began between January 1983 and May 2012. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1983-01-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | 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.
Basshole Brews: frequently asked questions
Who runs Basshole Brews?
Basshole Brews (PWSID CA4500224) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Basshole Brews serve?
Basshole Brews reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection in Shasta County, California.
Where does Basshole Brews 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 Basshole Brews have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2012. 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 Basshole Brews' 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 May 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Basshole Brews' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Basshole Brews 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 Shasta County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Redding | Shasta | 89,628 | Community | Surface water |
| Bella Vista Water District | Shasta | 18,612 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Anderson | Shasta | 11,147 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Shasta Lake | Shasta | 10,657 | Community | Surface water |
| Shasta District Fair | Shasta | 10,200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Clear Creek Csd-Anderson | Shasta | 8,900 | Community | 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, “Basshole Brews, PWSID CA4500224, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/basshole-brews-ca4500224 (data as of October 1, 2026).