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North Fork Elementary School

At a glance

North Fork Elementary School (PWSID CA2000612) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Madera County, California. It reports serving 500 people through 18 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

500

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDCA2000612

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served500

Service connections18

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyCA state drinking water program

City served—

StateCalifornia

ZIP—

CountyMadera County

How does North Fork Elementary School compare with other water systems in Madera County?

By EPA's size categories, North Fork Elementary School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Madera County has 202 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 915 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 184,760 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 North Fork Elementary School is about 16% above 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 North Fork Elementary School?

EPA lists North Fork Elementary School 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. 46 of the 202 active systems in Madera County (23%) are also owned by a local government.

Does North Fork Elementary School have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2018 and October 2024. By type: 7 contaminant level above the legal limit, 3 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Arsenic (8 of them). EPA lists 6 as archived, 4 as resolved and 2 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-10-17	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Unaddressed
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Unaddressed
2022-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Archived
2021-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Arseniccode 1005	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2021-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Archived
2020-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Archived
2020-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Arseniccode 1005	No	Resolved
2019-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Archived
2019-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Archived
2018-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Archived

The 12 most recent 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.

North Fork Elementary School: frequently asked questions

Who runs North Fork Elementary School?

North Fork Elementary School (PWSID CA2000612) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.

How many people does North Fork Elementary School serve?

North Fork Elementary School reports serving 500 people through 18 service connections in Madera County, California.

Where does North Fork Elementary School 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 North Fork Elementary School have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 North Fork Elementary School'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.

Where can I find North Fork Elementary School's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. North Fork Elementary School 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 Madera County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Madera	Madera	66,560	Community	Groundwater
Chowchilla City Water Dept	Madera	13,916	Community	Groundwater
Lupine Bass Lake	Madera	11,930	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Madera Valley Water Company	Madera	6,494	Community	Groundwater
Riverstone/Rootcreek Water District	Madera	5,507	Community	Groundwater
Yosemite Spring Park Util Co	Madera	5,300	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, “North Fork Elementary School, PWSID CA2000612, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/north-fork-elementary-school-ca2000612 (data as of October 1, 2026).