Public water system · CA0910007
ActiveLukins Brothers Water Company
At a glance
Lukins Brothers Water Company (PWSID CA0910007) is an active community water system in El Dorado County, California. It reports serving 3,277 people through 994 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
3,277
Service connections
994
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Lukins Brothers Water Company compare with other water systems in El Dorado County?
By EPA's size categories, Lukins Brothers Water Company is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). El Dorado County has 124 active public water systems, and Lukins Brothers Water Company is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 39% above the county average of 2,351 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 291,553 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 Lukins Brothers Water Company is about half of 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 Lukins Brothers Water Company?
EPA lists Lukins Brothers 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. 80 of the 124 active systems in El Dorado County (65%) are also privately owned.
Does Lukins Brothers Water Company have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2008. The violations listed here began between November 1982 and April 2008. By type: 2 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2001-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1982-11-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | 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.
Lukins Brothers Water Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lukins Brothers Water Company?
Lukins Brothers Water Company (PWSID CA0910007) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Lukins Brothers Water Company serve?
Lukins Brothers Water Company reports serving 3,277 people through 994 service connections in El Dorado County, California.
Where does Lukins Brothers 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 Lukins Brothers Water Company have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2008. 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 Lukins Brothers 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; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2008. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lukins Brothers Water Company's water quality report?
As a community water system, Lukins Brothers 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 El Dorado County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado Id - Main | El Dorado | 132,171 | Community | Surface water |
| South Tahoe PUD - Main | El Dorado | 100,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Georgetown Divide PUD | El Dorado | 9,434 | Community | Surface water |
| Placerville, City of - Main | El Dorado | 9,224 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| South Shore Recreation Area | El Dorado | 3,300 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lakeside Park Association | El Dorado | 2,648 | 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, “Lukins Brothers Water Company, PWSID CA0910007, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/lukins-brothers-water-company-ca0910007 (data as of October 1, 2026).