Public water system · CA0202505
ActivePacific Valley Campground
At a glance
Pacific Valley Campground (PWSID CA0202505) is an active transient non-community water system in Alpine County, California. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1981.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pacific Valley Campground compare with other water systems in Alpine County?
By EPA's size categories, Pacific Valley Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Alpine County has 35 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 419 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 14,677 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 Pacific Valley Campground is about 65% 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 Pacific Valley Campground?
EPA lists Pacific Valley Campground as owned by the federal 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. 10 of the 35 active systems in Alpine County (29%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Pacific Valley Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1981. The violations listed here began between October 1980 and October 1981. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2 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.
Pacific Valley Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pacific Valley Campground?
Pacific Valley Campground (PWSID CA0202505) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Pacific Valley Campground serve?
Pacific Valley Campground reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Alpine County, California.
Where does Pacific Valley Campground 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 Pacific Valley Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1981. 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 Pacific Valley Campground'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1981. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pacific Valley Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pacific Valley Campground 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 Alpine County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkwood Meadows Public Utility District | Alpine | 7,851 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bear Valley Mountain Resort | Alpine | 3,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ca State Parks - Grover Hot Springs | Alpine | 1,002 | Transient non-community | Surface water |
| Lake Alpine Water Company | Alpine | 625 | Community | Surface water |
| Kirkwood Sunrise Grill | Alpine | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Markleeville Water Co. | Alpine | 175 | Community | 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, “Pacific Valley Campground, PWSID CA0202505, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/pacific-valley-campground-ca0202505 (data as of October 1, 2026).