Public water system · CA0202517
ActiveLake Alpine Rec. Area
At a glance
Lake Alpine Rec. Area (PWSID CA0202517) is an active transient non-community water system in Alpine County, California. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 1984.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lake Alpine Rec. Area compare with other water systems in Alpine County?
By EPA's size categories, Lake Alpine Rec. Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Alpine County has 35 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 419 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 14,677 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 Lake Alpine Rec. Area is about 65% 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 Lake Alpine Rec. Area?
EPA lists Lake Alpine Rec. Area 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. 20 of the 35 active systems in Alpine County (57%) are also privately owned.
Does Lake Alpine Rec. Area have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 1984. The violations listed here began between October 1983 and September 1984. By type: 12 public notice, recordkeeping or other. EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-05-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-04-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-03-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-02-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-01-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-12-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-11-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent 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.
Lake Alpine Rec. Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lake Alpine Rec. Area?
Lake Alpine Rec. Area (PWSID CA0202517) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Lake Alpine Rec. Area serve?
Lake Alpine Rec. Area reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Alpine County, California.
Where does Lake Alpine Rec. Area 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 Lake Alpine Rec. Area have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 1984. 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 Lake Alpine Rec. Area'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 1984. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lake Alpine Rec. Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lake Alpine Rec. Area 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 Alpine County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkwood Meadows Public Utility District | Alpine | 7,851 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bear Valley Mountain Resort | Alpine | 3,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ca State Parks - Grover Hot Springs | Alpine | 1,002 | Transient non-community | Surface water |
| Lake Alpine Water Company | Alpine | 625 | Community | Surface water |
| Kirkwood Sunrise Grill | Alpine | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Markleeville Water Co. | Alpine | 175 | 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, “Lake Alpine Rec. Area, PWSID CA0202517, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/lake-alpine-rec-area-ca0202517 (data as of October 1, 2026).