Public water system · CA4901277
ActiveBucher Water Company
At a glance
Bucher Water Company (PWSID CA4901277) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Sonoma County, California. It reports serving 394 people through 16 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
394
Service connections
16
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bucher Water Company compare with other water systems in Sonoma County?
By EPA's size categories, Bucher Water Company is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sonoma County has 441 active public water systems. Its population served is about 64% below the county average of 1,092 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 481,435 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across California, the 7,479 active systems average 5,706 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Bucher Water Company is roughly in line with that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. California has 1,466 active non-transient non-community water systems, 20% 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 Bucher Water Company?
EPA lists Bucher Water Company 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. 371 of the 441 active systems in Sonoma County (84%) are also privately owned.
Does Bucher Water Company have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between May 2004 and January 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 1 as addressed. 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. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Addressed |
| 2004-05-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Bucher Water Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bucher Water Company?
Bucher Water Company (PWSID CA4901277) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Bucher Water Company serve?
Bucher Water Company reports serving 394 people through 16 service connections in Sonoma County, California.
Where does Bucher Water Company 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 Bucher Water Company have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. 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 Bucher Water Company'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 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bucher Water Company's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bucher Water Company is a non-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 Sonoma County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa, City of | Sonoma | 175,396 | Community | Groundwater |
| Petaluma, City of | Sonoma | 60,781 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rohnert Park, City of | Sonoma | 43,821 | Community | Groundwater |
| Windsor, Town of | Sonoma | 25,561 | Community | Groundwater |
| Valley of the Moon Water District | Sonoma | 23,107 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sonoma, City of | Sonoma | 11,725 | 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, “Bucher Water Company, PWSID CA4901277, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/bucher-water-company-ca4901277 (data as of October 1, 2026).