Public water system · CA1000566
ActiveFoster Farms - Cedar Hatchery
At a glance
Foster Farms - Cedar Hatchery (PWSID CA1000566) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Fresno County, California. It reports serving 55 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
55
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Foster Farms - Cedar Hatchery compare with other water systems in Fresno County?
By EPA's size categories, Foster Farms - Cedar Hatchery is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Fresno County has 328 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,205 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,051,276 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 Foster Farms - Cedar Hatchery 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 Foster Farms - Cedar Hatchery?
EPA lists Foster Farms - Cedar Hatchery 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. 220 of the 328 active systems in Fresno County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Foster Farms - Cedar Hatchery have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018. The violations listed here began between January 2008 and October 2018. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule and Nitrate. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Foster Farms - Cedar Hatchery: frequently asked questions
Who runs Foster Farms - Cedar Hatchery?
Foster Farms - Cedar Hatchery (PWSID CA1000566) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Foster Farms - Cedar Hatchery serve?
Foster Farms - Cedar Hatchery reports serving 55 people through 2 service connections in Fresno County, California.
Where does Foster Farms - Cedar Hatchery 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 Foster Farms - Cedar Hatchery have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018. 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 Foster Farms - Cedar Hatchery'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Foster Farms - Cedar Hatchery's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Foster Farms - Cedar Hatchery 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 Fresno County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fresno | Fresno | 545,716 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Clovis | Fresno | 130,130 | Community | Surface water |
| California State University Fresno | Fresno | 41,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cws - Selma | Fresno | 26,517 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Sanger | Fresno | 26,357 | Community | Groundwater |
| Reedley, City of | Fresno | 26,076 | 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, “Foster Farms - Cedar Hatchery, PWSID CA1000566, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/foster-farms-cedar-hatchery-ca1000566 (data as of October 1, 2026).