Public water system · CA3200123
ActiveBourbon & Water Co
At a glance
Bourbon & Water Co (PWSID CA3200123) is an active transient non-community water system in Plumas County, California. It reports serving 25 people through 40 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2010.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
40
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bourbon & Water Co compare with other water systems in Plumas County?
By EPA's size categories, Bourbon & Water Co is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Plumas County has 108 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 303 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 32,740 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 Bourbon & Water Co 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 Bourbon & Water Co?
EPA lists Bourbon & Water Co 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. 64 of the 108 active systems in Plumas County (59%) are also privately owned.
Does Bourbon & Water Co have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2010. The violations listed here began between October 1980 and December 2010. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium) (2 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived and 1 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1984-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 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 5 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.
Bourbon & Water Co: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bourbon & Water Co?
Bourbon & Water Co (PWSID CA3200123) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Bourbon & Water Co serve?
Bourbon & Water Co reports serving 25 people through 40 service connections in Plumas County, California.
Where does Bourbon & Water Co 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 Bourbon & Water Co have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2010. 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 Bourbon & Water Co'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2010. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bourbon & Water Co's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bourbon & Water Co 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 Plumas County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Almanor Country Club Mwc | Plumas | 6,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| American Valley Csd | Plumas | 3,778 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chester Public U.D. | Plumas | 2,187 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Portola | Plumas | 2,100 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Hamilton Branch Csd | Plumas | 1,874 | Community | Groundwater |
| Plumas Eureka Csd | Plumas | 1,534 | 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, “Bourbon & Water Co, PWSID CA3200123, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/bourbon-water-co-ca3200123 (data as of October 1, 2026).