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Capurro & Son Ws

At a glance

Capurro & Son Ws (PWSID CA2702296) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Monterey County, California. It reports serving 65 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

65

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDCA2702296
System typeNon-transient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served65
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyCA state drinking water program
City served—
StateCalifornia
ZIP—
CountyMonterey County

How does Capurro & Son Ws compare with other water systems in Monterey County?

By EPA's size categories, Capurro & Son Ws is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Monterey County has 307 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,552 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 476,419 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 Capurro & Son Ws 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. 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 Capurro & Son Ws?

EPA lists Capurro & Son Ws 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. 266 of the 307 active systems in Monterey County (87%) are also privately owned.

Does Capurro & Son Ws have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between June 1997 and July 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-07-02ReportingNotification, Known or Potential LSL · code 4HLead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200NoUnaddressed
2006-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2003-11-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1997-06-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved

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.

Capurro & Son Ws: frequently asked questions

Who runs Capurro & Son Ws?

Capurro & Son Ws (PWSID CA2702296) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.

How many people does Capurro & Son Ws serve?

Capurro & Son Ws reports serving 65 people through 1 service connection in Monterey County, California.

Where does Capurro & Son Ws 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 Capurro & Son Ws have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Capurro & Son Ws' 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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Capurro & Son Ws' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Capurro & Son Ws 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 Monterey County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Cwsc SalinasMonterey123,679CommunityGroundwater
Cal Am Water Company - MontereyMonterey92,450CommunityGroundwater under influence of surface water
Alco Water ServiceMonterey56,253CommunityGroundwater
Marina Coast Water DistrictMonterey38,377CommunityGroundwater
Soledad, City ofMonterey19,455CommunityGroundwater
Greenfield, City ofMonterey18,967CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Capurro & Son Ws, PWSID CA2702296, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/capurro-son-ws-ca2702296 (data as of October 1, 2026).