Public water system · CA4200824
ActiveNojoqui Falls County Park
At a glance
Nojoqui Falls County Park (PWSID CA4200824) is an active transient non-community water system in Santa Barbara County, California. It reports serving 1,502 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,502
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Nojoqui Falls County Park compare with other water systems in Santa Barbara County?
By EPA's size categories, Nojoqui Falls County Park is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Santa Barbara County has 150 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 3,255 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 488,317 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 Nojoqui Falls County Park is about 10 times 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 Nojoqui Falls County Park?
EPA lists Nojoqui Falls County Park as owned by a local government. 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. 24 of the 150 active systems in Santa Barbara County (16%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Nojoqui Falls County Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between August 2000 and January 2024. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-02-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2000-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Nojoqui Falls County Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Nojoqui Falls County Park?
Nojoqui Falls County Park (PWSID CA4200824) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Nojoqui Falls County Park serve?
Nojoqui Falls County Park reports serving 1,502 people through 1 service connection in Santa Barbara County, California.
Where does Nojoqui Falls County Park 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 Nojoqui Falls County Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Nojoqui Falls County Park'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 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Nojoqui Falls County Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Nojoqui Falls County Park 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 Santa Barbara County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Santa Maria Utilities Department | Santa Barbara | 109,477 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Santa Barbara Water Department | Santa Barbara | 99,323 | Community | Surface water |
| Goleta Water District | Santa Barbara | 84,462 | Community | Surface water |
| Lompoc-City Water Utility Div | Santa Barbara | 40,473 | Community | Surface water |
| Golden State Water Company - Orcutt | Santa Barbara | 34,102 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Carpinteria Valley Water District | Santa Barbara | 15,996 | Community | Purchased 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, “Nojoqui Falls County Park, PWSID CA4200824, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/nojoqui-falls-county-park-ca4200824 (data as of October 1, 2026).