Public water system · CA5210801
ActiveCal Fire - Salt Creek Conservation Camp
At a glance
Cal Fire - Salt Creek Conservation Camp (PWSID CA5210801) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Tehama County, California. It reports serving 130 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2010.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
130
Service connections
1
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cal Fire - Salt Creek Conservation Camp compare with other water systems in Tehama County?
By EPA's size categories, Cal Fire - Salt Creek Conservation Camp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Tehama County has 109 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 474 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 51,627 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 Cal Fire - Salt Creek Conservation Camp is well below 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 609 California systems (8.1%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Cal Fire - Salt Creek Conservation Camp?
EPA lists Cal Fire - Salt Creek Conservation Camp 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. 69 of the 109 active systems in Tehama County (63%) are also privately owned.
Does Cal Fire - Salt Creek Conservation Camp have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2010. The violations listed here began between March 1992 and September 2010. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-03-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Cal Fire - Salt Creek Conservation Camp: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cal Fire - Salt Creek Conservation Camp?
Cal Fire - Salt Creek Conservation Camp (PWSID CA5210801) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Cal Fire - Salt Creek Conservation Camp serve?
Cal Fire - Salt Creek Conservation Camp reports serving 130 people through 1 service connection in Tehama County, California.
Where does Cal Fire - Salt Creek Conservation Camp get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Cal Fire - Salt Creek Conservation Camp have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Cal Fire - Salt Creek Conservation Camp'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 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2010. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cal Fire - Salt Creek Conservation Camp's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cal Fire - Salt Creek Conservation Camp 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 Tehama County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Red Bluff | Tehama | 14,710 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Corning | Tehama | 8,244 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rio Alto Water District | Tehama | 3,329 | Community | Groundwater |
| Caltrans-Red Bluff Rest-Nb | Tehama | 2,600 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Caltrans-Red Bluff Rest-Sb | Tehama | 2,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Los Molinos Comm. Services Dist. | Tehama | 1,450 | 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, “Cal Fire - Salt Creek Conservation Camp, PWSID CA5210801, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/cal-fire-salt-creek-conservation-camp-ca5210801 (data as of October 1, 2026).