Public water system · CA0300006
ActiveCamp Ritchie
At a glance
Camp Ritchie (PWSID CA0300006) is an active transient non-community water system in Amador County, California. It reports serving 250 people through 4 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 August 2009.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
250
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Camp Ritchie compare with other water systems in Amador County?
By EPA's size categories, Camp Ritchie is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Amador County has 67 active public water systems. Its population served is about 61% below the county average of 645 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 43,217 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 Camp Ritchie is about 74% above 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 Camp Ritchie?
EPA lists Camp Ritchie 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. 46 of the 67 active systems in Amador County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does Camp Ritchie have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2009. The violations listed here began between February 1983 and August 2009. By type: 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as archived and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1983-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-05-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-02-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | 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.
Camp Ritchie: frequently asked questions
Who runs Camp Ritchie?
Camp Ritchie (PWSID CA0300006) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Camp Ritchie serve?
Camp Ritchie reports serving 250 people through 4 service connections in Amador County, California.
Where does Camp Ritchie 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 Camp Ritchie have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2009. 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 Camp Ritchie'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 August 2009. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Camp Ritchie's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Camp Ritchie 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 Amador County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awa Buckhorn Plant | Amador | 8,791 | Community | Surface water |
| Awa, Ione | Amador | 7,227 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Jackson | Amador | 5,019 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Awa, Tanner | Amador | 4,940 | Community | Surface water |
| Jackson Valley Irrigation District | Amador | 3,553 | Community | Surface water |
| Awa - Camanche Village | Amador | 2,402 | 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, “Camp Ritchie, PWSID CA0300006, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/camp-ritchie-ca0300006 (data as of October 1, 2026).