Public water system · CA4700669
ActiveR-Ranch Headquarters
At a glance
R-Ranch Headquarters (PWSID CA4700669) is an active transient non-community water system in Siskiyou County, California. It reports serving 300 people through 11 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 1996.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
300
Service connections
11
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does R-Ranch Headquarters compare with other water systems in Siskiyou County?
By EPA's size categories, R-Ranch Headquarters is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Siskiyou County has 69 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 593 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 40,908 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 R-Ranch Headquarters is about twice 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 R-Ranch Headquarters?
EPA lists R-Ranch Headquarters 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. 28 of the 69 active systems in Siskiyou County (41%) are also privately owned.
Does R-Ranch Headquarters have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 1996. The violations listed here began between February 1983 and May 1996. By type: 8 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 8 as archived and 4 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-05-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1996-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1993-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1983-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-05-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-04-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-03-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-02-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent 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.
R-Ranch Headquarters: frequently asked questions
Who runs R-Ranch Headquarters?
R-Ranch Headquarters (PWSID CA4700669) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does R-Ranch Headquarters serve?
R-Ranch Headquarters reports serving 300 people through 11 service connections in Siskiyou County, California.
Where does R-Ranch Headquarters 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 R-Ranch Headquarters have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 1996. 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 R-Ranch Headquarters' 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 1996. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find R-Ranch Headquarters' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. R-Ranch Headquarters 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 Siskiyou County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yreka, City of | Siskiyou | 7,825 | Community | Surface water |
| Mt. Shasta, City of | Siskiyou | 3,642 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mt. Shasta Ski Park | Siskiyou | 3,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lake Shastina C.S.D | Siskiyou | 2,790 | Community | Groundwater |
| Weed, City of | Siskiyou | 2,662 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Siskiyou Campground | Siskiyou | 1,800 | Transient non-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, “R-Ranch Headquarters, PWSID CA4700669, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/r-ranch-headquarters-ca4700669 (data as of October 1, 2026).