Public water system · CA4200818
ActiveCircle V Ranch Camp
At a glance
Circle V Ranch Camp (PWSID CA4200818) is an active transient non-community water system in Santa Barbara County, California. It reports serving 175 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of 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 January 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
175
Service connections
1
Primary source
GU
Groundwater under influence of surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Circle V Ranch Camp compare with other water systems in Santa Barbara County?
By EPA's size categories, Circle V Ranch Camp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Santa Barbara County has 150 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,255 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 488,317 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 Circle V Ranch Camp is about 22% 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 under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 105 California systems (1.4%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Circle V Ranch Camp?
EPA lists Circle V Ranch 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. 121 of the 150 active systems in Santa Barbara County (81%) are also privately owned.
Does Circle V Ranch Camp have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. The violations listed here began between February 1997 and January 2021. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-02-01 | 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.
Circle V Ranch Camp: frequently asked questions
Who runs Circle V Ranch Camp?
Circle V Ranch Camp (PWSID CA4200818) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Circle V Ranch Camp serve?
Circle V Ranch Camp reports serving 175 people through 1 service connection in Santa Barbara County, California.
Where does Circle V Ranch Camp get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.
Does Circle V Ranch 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 January 2021. 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 Circle V Ranch 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 January 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Circle V Ranch Camp's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Circle V Ranch Camp 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 Santa Barbara County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Santa Maria Utilities Department | Santa Barbara | 109,477 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Santa Barbara Water Department | Santa Barbara | 99,323 | Community | Surface water |
| Goleta Water District | Santa Barbara | 84,462 | Community | Surface water |
| Lompoc-City Water Utility Div | Santa Barbara | 40,473 | Community | Surface water |
| Golden State Water Company - Orcutt | Santa Barbara | 34,102 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Carpinteria Valley Water District | Santa Barbara | 15,996 | Community | Purchased 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, “Circle V Ranch Camp, PWSID CA4200818, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/circle-v-ranch-camp-ca4200818 (data as of October 1, 2026).