Public water system · CA4901079
ActivePetaluma Livestock Auction Yard
At a glance
Petaluma Livestock Auction Yard (PWSID CA4901079) is an active transient non-community water system in Sonoma County, California. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2007.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Petaluma Livestock Auction Yard compare with other water systems in Sonoma County?
By EPA's size categories, Petaluma Livestock Auction Yard is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sonoma County has 441 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,092 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 481,435 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 Petaluma Livestock Auction Yard is about 31% 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 Petaluma Livestock Auction Yard?
EPA lists Petaluma Livestock Auction Yard 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. 371 of the 441 active systems in Sonoma County (84%) are also privately owned.
Does Petaluma Livestock Auction Yard have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2007. The violations listed here began between April 1994 and November 2007. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (9 of them). EPA lists 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 10 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.
Petaluma Livestock Auction Yard: frequently asked questions
Who runs Petaluma Livestock Auction Yard?
Petaluma Livestock Auction Yard (PWSID CA4901079) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Petaluma Livestock Auction Yard serve?
Petaluma Livestock Auction Yard reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Sonoma County, California.
Where does Petaluma Livestock Auction Yard 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 Petaluma Livestock Auction Yard have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2007. 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 Petaluma Livestock Auction Yard'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2007. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Petaluma Livestock Auction Yard's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Petaluma Livestock Auction Yard 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 Sonoma County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa, City of | Sonoma | 175,396 | Community | Groundwater |
| Petaluma, City of | Sonoma | 60,781 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rohnert Park, City of | Sonoma | 43,821 | Community | Groundwater |
| Windsor, Town of | Sonoma | 25,561 | Community | Groundwater |
| Valley of the Moon Water District | Sonoma | 23,107 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sonoma, City of | Sonoma | 11,725 | 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, “Petaluma Livestock Auction Yard, PWSID CA4901079, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/petaluma-livestock-auction-yard-ca4901079 (data as of October 1, 2026).