Public water system · CA3702135
ActiveCanebrake County Water District
At a glance
Canebrake County Water District (PWSID CA3702135) is an active transient non-community water system in San Diego County, California. It reports serving 100 people through 87 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 December 1981.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
87
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Canebrake County Water District compare with other water systems in San Diego County?
By EPA's size categories, Canebrake County Water District is a very small system (500 people or fewer). San Diego County has 191 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 19,427 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 3,710,459 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 Canebrake County Water District is about 31% 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 Canebrake County Water District?
EPA lists Canebrake County Water District 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. 101 of the 191 active systems in San Diego County (53%) are also privately owned.
Does Canebrake County Water District have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 1981. The violations listed here began between June 1980 and December 1981. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Fluoride (2 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-12-09 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Fluoridecode 1025 | Yes | 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 |
| 1980-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation · code 04 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Archived |
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.
Canebrake County Water District: frequently asked questions
Who runs Canebrake County Water District?
Canebrake County Water District (PWSID CA3702135) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Canebrake County Water District serve?
Canebrake County Water District reports serving 100 people through 87 service connections in San Diego County, California.
Where does Canebrake County Water District 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 Canebrake County Water District have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 1981. 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 Canebrake County Water District'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 December 1981. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Canebrake County Water District's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Canebrake County Water District 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 San Diego County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego, City of | San Diego | 1,385,379 | Community | Surface water |
| Helix Water District | San Diego | 277,668 | Community | Surface water |
| Otay Water District | San Diego | 238,008 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Sweetwater Authority | San Diego | 191,282 | Community | Surface water |
| Oceanside, City of | San Diego | 171,483 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Escondido, City of | San Diego | 137,044 | 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, “Canebrake County Water District, PWSID CA3702135, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/canebrake-county-water-district-ca3702135 (data as of October 1, 2026).