Public water system · CA5403051
ActiveFriends Rv Park
At a glance
Friends Rv Park (PWSID CA5403051) is an active transient non-community water system in Tulare County, California. It reports serving 39 people through 44 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 November 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
39
Service connections
44
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Friends Rv Park compare with other water systems in Tulare County?
By EPA's size categories, Friends Rv Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Tulare County has 274 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,700 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 465,710 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 Friends Rv Park is well 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 Friends Rv Park?
EPA lists Friends Rv Park 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. 184 of the 274 active systems in Tulare County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Friends Rv Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2012. The violations listed here began between January 2005 and November 2012. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
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.
Friends Rv Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Friends Rv Park?
Friends Rv Park (PWSID CA5403051) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Friends Rv Park serve?
Friends Rv Park reports serving 39 people through 44 service connections in Tulare County, California.
Where does Friends Rv Park 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 Friends Rv Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2012. 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 Friends Rv Park'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 November 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Friends Rv Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Friends Rv Park 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 Tulare County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cws - Visalia | Tulare | 148,496 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tulare, City of | Tulare | 72,241 | Community | Groundwater |
| Porterville, City of | Tulare | 63,487 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dinuba, City of | Tulare | 27,281 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lindsay, City of | Tulare | 12,659 | Community | Surface water |
| Exeter, City of | Tulare | 11,169 | 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, “Friends Rv Park, PWSID CA5403051, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/friends-rv-park-ca5403051 (data as of October 1, 2026).