Public water system · CA5500221
ActivePinecrest Elementary School
At a glance
Pinecrest Elementary School (PWSID CA5500221) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Tuolumne County, California. It reports serving 28 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
28
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pinecrest Elementary School compare with other water systems in Tuolumne County?
By EPA's size categories, Pinecrest Elementary School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Tuolumne County has 117 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 706 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 82,611 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 Pinecrest Elementary School is well below 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 Pinecrest Elementary School?
EPA lists Pinecrest 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. 17 of the 117 active systems in Tuolumne County (15%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Pinecrest Elementary School have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2001 and April 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring, 1 reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved, 2 as archived and 2 as unaddressed. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Lab Certification/Method Error (RTCR) · code 3D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2024-10-17 | ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-10-17 | Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 6 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.
Pinecrest Elementary School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pinecrest Elementary School?
Pinecrest Elementary School (PWSID CA5500221) 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 Pinecrest Elementary School serve?
Pinecrest Elementary School reports serving 28 people through 1 service connection in Tuolumne County, California.
Where does Pinecrest 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 Pinecrest Elementary School have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. 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 Pinecrest 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. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pinecrest Elementary School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pinecrest 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 Tuolumne County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tud - Upper Basin Water System | Tuolumne | 13,280 | Community | Surface water |
| Tud - Sonora/Jamestown Water System | Tuolumne | 11,054 | Community | Surface water |
| Tud - Columbia Water System | Tuolumne | 5,463 | Community | Surface water |
| Peppery Bar and Grill, the | Tuolumne | 4,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Cdcr - Sierra Conservation Center | Tuolumne | 3,571 | Community | Surface water |
| Groveland Community Serv Dist | Tuolumne | 3,400 | 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, “Pinecrest Elementary School, PWSID CA5500221, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/pinecrest-elementary-school-ca5500221 (data as of October 1, 2026).