Public water system · CA1200689
ActiveHoneydew Country Store
At a glance
Honeydew Country Store (PWSID CA1200689) is an active transient non-community water system in Humboldt County, California. It reports serving 76 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
76
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Honeydew Country Store compare with other water systems in Humboldt County?
By EPA's size categories, Honeydew Country Store is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Humboldt County has 90 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,486 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 133,779 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 Honeydew Country Store is about half of 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 Honeydew Country Store?
EPA lists Honeydew Country Store 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. 41 of the 90 active systems in Humboldt County (46%) are also privately owned.
Does Honeydew Country Store have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2017. The violations listed here began between January 1983 and March 2017. By type: 8 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 8 as archived and 1 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1983-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-05-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-04-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-03-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-02-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-01-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
All 9 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.
Honeydew Country Store: frequently asked questions
Who runs Honeydew Country Store?
Honeydew Country Store (PWSID CA1200689) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Honeydew Country Store serve?
Honeydew Country Store reports serving 76 people through 2 service connections in Humboldt County, California.
Where does Honeydew Country Store 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 Honeydew Country Store have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2017. 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 Honeydew Country Store'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 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Honeydew Country Store's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Honeydew Country Store 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 Humboldt County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka, City of | Humboldt | 27,078 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Arcata, City of | Humboldt | 20,875 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Humboldt C.S.D. | Humboldt | 19,807 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mckinleyville C.S.D. | Humboldt | 16,900 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Fortuna, City of | Humboldt | 12,133 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rio Dell, City of | Humboldt | 3,300 | Community | 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, “Honeydew Country Store, PWSID CA1200689, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/honeydew-country-store-ca1200689 (data as of October 1, 2026).