Public water system · CA3310048
ActiveCoachella Vwd: I.D. No. 8
At a glance
Coachella Vwd: I.D. No. 8 (PWSID CA3310048) is an active community water system in Riverside County, California. It reports serving 4,600 people through 1,660 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 1989.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
4,600
Service connections
1,660
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Coachella Vwd: I.D. No. 8 compare with other water systems in Riverside County?
By EPA's size categories, Coachella Vwd: I.D. No. 8 is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Riverside County has 197 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 14,435 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 2,843,721 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across California, the 7,479 active systems average 5,706 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Coachella Vwd: I.D. No. 8 is about 31% below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. California has 2,997 active 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 Coachella Vwd: I.D. No. 8?
EPA lists Coachella Vwd: I.D. No. 8 as owned by a local government. 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. 50 of the 197 active systems in Riverside County (25%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Coachella Vwd: I.D. No. 8 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 1989. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Coachella Vwd: I.D. No. 8: frequently asked questions
Who runs Coachella Vwd: I.D. No. 8?
Coachella Vwd: I.D. No. 8 (PWSID CA3310048) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Coachella Vwd: I.D. No. 8 serve?
Coachella Vwd: I.D. No. 8 reports serving 4,600 people through 1,660 service connections in Riverside County, California.
Where does Coachella Vwd: I.D. No. 8 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 Coachella Vwd: I.D. No. 8 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 1989. 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 Coachella Vwd: I.D. No. 8'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 1989. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Coachella Vwd: I.D. No. 8's water quality report?
As a community water system, Coachella Vwd: I.D. No. 8 must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Riverside County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Municipal Wd | Riverside | 666,581 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Riverside, City of | Riverside | 298,398 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Coachella Vwd: Cove Community | Riverside | 270,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Elsinore Valley Mwd | Riverside | 169,455 | Community | Surface water |
| Corona, City of | Riverside | 168,575 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Rancho California Water District | Riverside | 146,147 | 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, “Coachella Vwd: I.D. No. 8, PWSID CA3310048, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/coachella-vwd-i-d-no-8-ca3310048 (data as of October 1, 2026).