Public water system · CA5800805
ActiveLake Francis Mutual Water Company
At a glance
Lake Francis Mutual Water Company (PWSID CA5800805) is an active community water system in Yuba County, California. It reports serving 60 people through 21 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 1993.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
60
Service connections
21
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Lake Francis Mutual Water Company compare with other water systems in Yuba County?
By EPA's size categories, Lake Francis Mutual Water Company is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Yuba County has 62 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,823 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 113,008 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across California, the 7,479 active systems average 5,706 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Lake Francis Mutual Water Company is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. California has 2,997 active 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 Francis Mutual Water Company?
EPA lists Lake Francis Mutual Water Company 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. 53 of the 62 active systems in Yuba County (85%) are also privately owned.
Does Lake Francis Mutual Water Company have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 1993. The violations listed here began between October 1980 and July 1993. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium) (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1984-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1981-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 1980-10-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
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.
Lake Francis Mutual Water Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lake Francis Mutual Water Company?
Lake Francis Mutual Water Company (PWSID CA5800805) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Lake Francis Mutual Water Company serve?
Lake Francis Mutual Water Company reports serving 60 people through 21 service connections in Yuba County, California.
Where does Lake Francis Mutual Water Company 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 Francis Mutual Water Company have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Lake Francis Mutual Water Company'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 1993. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lake Francis Mutual Water Company's water quality report?
As a community water system, Lake Francis Mutual Water Company must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Yuba County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda County Water District | Yuba | 21,654 | Community | Groundwater |
| Yuba County Motorplex | Yuba | 18,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Olivehurst Public U.D. | Yuba | 16,595 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cal-Water Service Co.-Marysville | Yuba | 12,419 | Community | Groundwater |
| Plumas Lake | Yuba | 10,464 | Community | Groundwater |
| Beale Air Force Base | Yuba | 6,785 | 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, “Lake Francis Mutual Water Company, PWSID CA5800805, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/lake-francis-mutual-water-company-ca5800805 (data as of October 1, 2026).