Public water system · CA3200130
ActivePrattville Water Assn
At a glance
Prattville Water Assn (PWSID CA3200130) is an active transient non-community water system in Plumas County, California. It reports serving 40 people through 34 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 1982.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
34
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Prattville Water Assn compare with other water systems in Plumas County?
By EPA's size categories, Prattville Water Assn is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Plumas County has 108 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 303 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 32,740 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 Prattville Water Assn 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 Prattville Water Assn?
EPA lists Prattville Water Assn 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. 64 of the 108 active systems in Plumas County (59%) are also privately owned.
Does Prattville Water Assn have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 1982. The violations listed here began between October 1982 and December 1982. By type: 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-12-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1982-11-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1982-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
All 3 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.
Prattville Water Assn: frequently asked questions
Who runs Prattville Water Assn?
Prattville Water Assn (PWSID CA3200130) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Prattville Water Assn serve?
Prattville Water Assn reports serving 40 people through 34 service connections in Plumas County, California.
Where does Prattville Water Assn 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 Prattville Water Assn have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 1982. 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 Prattville Water Assn'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 1982. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Prattville Water Assn's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Prattville Water Assn 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 Plumas County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Almanor Country Club Mwc | Plumas | 6,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| American Valley Csd | Plumas | 3,778 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chester Public U.D. | Plumas | 2,187 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Portola | Plumas | 2,100 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Hamilton Branch Csd | Plumas | 1,874 | Community | Groundwater |
| Plumas Eureka Csd | Plumas | 1,534 | 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, “Prattville Water Assn, PWSID CA3200130, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/prattville-water-assn-ca3200130 (data as of October 1, 2026).