Public water system · CA4200802
ActiveOak Trail Ranch
At a glance
Oak Trail Ranch (PWSID CA4200802) is an active community water system in Santa Barbara County, California. It reports serving 102 people through 31 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1997.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
102
Service connections
31
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Oak Trail Ranch compare with other water systems in Santa Barbara County?
By EPA's size categories, Oak Trail Ranch is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Santa Barbara County has 150 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,255 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Oak Trail Ranch is well below 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 Oak Trail Ranch?
EPA lists Oak Trail Ranch 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. 121 of the 150 active systems in Santa Barbara County (81%) are also privately owned.
Does Oak Trail Ranch have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1997. The violations listed here began between October 1980 and January 1997. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-01-01 | 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 |
| 1981-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 1980-10-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | 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.
Oak Trail Ranch: frequently asked questions
Who runs Oak Trail Ranch?
Oak Trail Ranch (PWSID CA4200802) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Oak Trail Ranch serve?
Oak Trail Ranch reports serving 102 people through 31 service connections in Santa Barbara County, California.
Where does Oak Trail Ranch 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 Oak Trail Ranch have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1997. 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 Oak Trail Ranch'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1997. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Oak Trail Ranch's water quality report?
As a community water system, Oak Trail Ranch 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 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, “Oak Trail Ranch, PWSID CA4200802, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/oak-trail-ranch-ca4200802 (data as of October 1, 2026).