Public water system · CA0300112

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Paul J. Wines

At a glance

Paul J. Wines (PWSID CA0300112) is an active transient non-community water system in Amador County, California. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDCA0300112

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyCA state drinking water program

City served—

StateCalifornia

ZIP—

CountyAmador County

How does Paul J. Wines compare with other water systems in Amador County?

By EPA's size categories, Paul J. Wines is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Amador County has 67 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 645 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 43,217 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 Paul J. Wines is well 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 Paul J. Wines?

EPA lists Paul J. Wines 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. 46 of the 67 active systems in Amador County (69%) are also privately owned.

Does Paul J. Wines have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2019 and January 2023. By type: 5 monitoring and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved. 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2022-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved

All 7 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.

Paul J. Wines: frequently asked questions

Who runs Paul J. Wines?

Paul J. Wines (PWSID CA0300112) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.

How many people does Paul J. Wines serve?

Paul J. Wines reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Amador County, California.

Where does Paul J. Wines 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 Paul J. Wines have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. 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 Paul J. Wines' 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 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Paul J. Wines' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Paul J. Wines 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 Amador County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Awa Buckhorn Plant	Amador	8,791	Community	Surface water
Awa, Ione	Amador	7,227	Community	Surface water
City of Jackson	Amador	5,019	Community	Purchased surface water
Awa, Tanner	Amador	4,940	Community	Surface water
Jackson Valley Irrigation District	Amador	3,553	Community	Surface water
Awa - Camanche Village	Amador	2,402	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, “Paul J. Wines, PWSID CA0300112, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/paul-j-wines-ca0300112 (data as of October 1, 2026).