Public water system · CA5200611
ActiveRed Bluff Recreation Area
At a glance
Red Bluff Recreation Area (PWSID CA5200611) is an active transient non-community water system in Tehama County, California. It reports serving 50 people through 12 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 1984.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
12
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Red Bluff Recreation Area compare with other water systems in Tehama County?
By EPA's size categories, Red Bluff Recreation Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Tehama County has 109 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 474 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 51,627 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 Red Bluff Recreation Area is about 65% 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 Red Bluff Recreation Area?
EPA lists Red Bluff Recreation Area as owned by the federal 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. 11 of the 109 active systems in Tehama County (10%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Red Bluff Recreation Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 1984. The violations listed here began between November 1982 and September 1984. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other. EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-09-01 | 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 |
| 1982-11-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
All 5 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.
Red Bluff Recreation Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Red Bluff Recreation Area?
Red Bluff Recreation Area (PWSID CA5200611) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Red Bluff Recreation Area serve?
Red Bluff Recreation Area reports serving 50 people through 12 service connections in Tehama County, California.
Where does Red Bluff Recreation Area 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 Red Bluff Recreation Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 1984. 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 Red Bluff Recreation Area'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 1984. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Red Bluff Recreation Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Red Bluff Recreation Area 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 Tehama County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Red Bluff | Tehama | 14,710 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Corning | Tehama | 8,244 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rio Alto Water District | Tehama | 3,329 | Community | Groundwater |
| Caltrans-Red Bluff Rest-Nb | Tehama | 2,600 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Caltrans-Red Bluff Rest-Sb | Tehama | 2,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Los Molinos Comm. Services Dist. | Tehama | 1,450 | 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, “Red Bluff Recreation Area, PWSID CA5200611, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/red-bluff-recreation-area-ca5200611 (data as of October 1, 2026).