Public water system · CA0605002
ActiveMorning Star Pkg. Co.-Wms.
At a glance
Morning Star Pkg. Co.-Wms. (PWSID CA0605002) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Colusa County, California. It reports serving 390 people through 5 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 December 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
390
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Morning Star Pkg. Co.-Wms. compare with other water systems in Colusa County?
By EPA's size categories, Morning Star Pkg. Co.-Wms. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Colusa County has 29 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,211 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 35,121 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across California, the 7,479 active systems average 5,706 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Morning Star Pkg. Co.-Wms. is roughly in line with that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. California has 1,466 active non-transient non-community water systems, 20% 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 Morning Star Pkg. Co.-Wms.?
EPA lists Morning Star Pkg. Co.-Wms. 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. 19 of the 29 active systems in Colusa County (66%) are also privately owned.
Does Morning Star Pkg. Co.-Wms. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2017 and December 2022. By type: 3 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
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.
Morning Star Pkg. Co.-Wms.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Morning Star Pkg. Co.-Wms.?
Morning Star Pkg. Co.-Wms. (PWSID CA0605002) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Morning Star Pkg. Co.-Wms. serve?
Morning Star Pkg. Co.-Wms. reports serving 390 people through 5 service connections in Colusa County, California.
Where does Morning Star Pkg. Co.-Wms. 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 Morning Star Pkg. Co.-Wms. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2022. 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 Morning Star Pkg. Co.-Wms.'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 December 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Morning Star Pkg. Co.-Wms.'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Morning Star Pkg. Co.-Wms. is a non-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 Colusa County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caltrans-Maxwell Reststops | Colusa | 15,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| City of Colusa | Colusa | 6,447 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Williams | Colusa | 5,538 | Community | Groundwater |
| Arbuckle Public Utility District | Colusa | 2,778 | Community | Groundwater |
| Maxwell Public Utility District | Colusa | 1,175 | Community | Groundwater |
| Colusa Industrial Properties | Colusa | 533 | Non-transient non-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, “Morning Star Pkg. Co.-Wms., PWSID CA0605002, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/morning-star-pkg-co-wms-ca0605002 (data as of October 1, 2026).