Public water system · CA2100531
ActiveNick'S Cove
At a glance
Nick'S Cove (PWSID CA2100531) is an active transient non-community water system in Marin County, California. It reports serving 90 people through 17 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in August 1984.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
90
Service connections
17
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Nick'S Cove compare with other water systems in Marin County?
By EPA's size categories, Nick'S Cove is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Marin County has 46 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 6,203 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 285,353 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 Nick'S Cove is about 37% 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 Nick'S Cove?
EPA lists Nick'S Cove 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. 22 of the 46 active systems in Marin County (48%) are also privately owned.
Does Nick'S Cove have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in August 1984. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Nick'S Cove: frequently asked questions
Who runs Nick'S Cove?
Nick'S Cove (PWSID CA2100531) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Nick'S Cove serve?
Nick'S Cove reports serving 90 people through 17 service connections in Marin County, California.
Where does Nick'S Cove 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 Nick'S Cove have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Nick'S Cove'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in August 1984. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Nick'S Cove's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Nick'S Cove 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 Marin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marin Municipal Water District | Marin | 186,895 | Community | Surface water |
| North Marin Water District | Marin | 61,691 | Community | Surface water |
| Nps Ggnra | Marin | 18,447 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bolinas Community PUD | Marin | 2,483 | Community | Surface water |
| North Marin Wd - Pt. Reyes | Marin | 1,841 | Community | Groundwater |
| Csp - Angel Island St Park | Marin | 1,622 | 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, “Nick'S Cove, PWSID CA2100531, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/nick-s-cove-ca2100531 (data as of October 1, 2026).