Public water system · CA4700814
ActiveKidder Creek Orchard Camp
At a glance
Kidder Creek Orchard Camp (PWSID CA4700814) is an active transient non-community water system in Siskiyou County, California. It reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection. 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 September 1993.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Kidder Creek Orchard Camp compare with other water systems in Siskiyou County?
By EPA's size categories, Kidder Creek Orchard Camp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Siskiyou County has 69 active public water systems. Its population served is about 66% below the county average of 593 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 40,908 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 Kidder Creek Orchard Camp is about 39% 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 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 Kidder Creek Orchard Camp?
EPA lists Kidder Creek Orchard 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. 28 of the 69 active systems in Siskiyou County (41%) are also privately owned.
Does Kidder Creek Orchard Camp have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 1993. The violations listed here began between August 1984 and September 1993. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1984-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
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.
Kidder Creek Orchard Camp: frequently asked questions
Who runs Kidder Creek Orchard Camp?
Kidder Creek Orchard Camp (PWSID CA4700814) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Kidder Creek Orchard Camp serve?
Kidder Creek Orchard Camp reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection in Siskiyou County, California.
Where does Kidder Creek Orchard Camp 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 Kidder Creek Orchard Camp have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 1993. 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 Kidder Creek Orchard 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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 1993. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Kidder Creek Orchard Camp's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Kidder Creek Orchard 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 Siskiyou County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yreka, City of | Siskiyou | 7,825 | Community | Surface water |
| Mt. Shasta, City of | Siskiyou | 3,642 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mt. Shasta Ski Park | Siskiyou | 3,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lake Shastina C.S.D | Siskiyou | 2,790 | Community | Groundwater |
| Weed, City of | Siskiyou | 2,662 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Siskiyou Campground | Siskiyou | 1,800 | Transient non-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, “Kidder Creek Orchard Camp, PWSID CA4700814, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/kidder-creek-orchard-camp-ca4700814 (data as of October 1, 2026).