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Rim Rock Water Company

At a glance

Rim Rock Water Company (PWSID CA4000750) is an active community water system in San Luis Obispo County, California. It reports serving 55 people through 25 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, 11 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

55

Service connections

25

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDCA4000750
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served55
Service connections25
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyCA state drinking water program
City served—
StateCalifornia
ZIP—
CountySan Luis Obispo County

How does Rim Rock Water Company compare with other water systems in San Luis Obispo County?

By EPA's size categories, Rim Rock Water Company is a very small system (500 people or fewer). San Luis Obispo County has 171 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,038 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 348,510 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across California, the 7,479 active systems average 5,706 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Rim Rock Water Company is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. California has 2,997 active 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 Rim Rock Water Company?

EPA lists Rim Rock Water Company 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. 130 of the 171 active systems in San Luis Obispo County (76%) are also privately owned.

Does Rim Rock Water Company have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 11 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2022 and April 2025. By type: 11 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Arsenic (11 of them). EPA lists 12 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-04-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2025-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2024-10-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2024-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2024-04-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2024-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2024-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2023-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2023-04-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2023-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2023-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2022-10-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Arseniccode 1005YesResolved

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.

Rim Rock Water Company: frequently asked questions

Who runs Rim Rock Water Company?

Rim Rock Water Company (PWSID CA4000750) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.

How many people does Rim Rock Water Company serve?

Rim Rock Water Company reports serving 55 people through 25 service connections in San Luis Obispo County, California.

Where does Rim Rock Water Company 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 Rim Rock Water Company have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 11 are 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 Rim Rock Water Company'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 11 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Rim Rock Water Company's water quality report?

As a community water system, Rim Rock Water Company must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in San Luis Obispo County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Santa Margarita Recreation AreaSan Luis Obispo50,001Transient non-communityGroundwater
San Luis Obispo Water DepartmentSan Luis Obispo47,788CommunitySurface water
City of Paso Robles Water DivisionSan Luis Obispo31,176CommunitySurface water
Atascadero Mutual Water CoSan Luis Obispo30,618CommunityGroundwater
City of Arroyo Grande Utilities DivisionSan Luis Obispo17,963CommunityPurchased surface water
California Mens ColonySan Luis Obispo15,000CommunitySurface 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, “Rim Rock Water Company, PWSID CA4000750, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/rim-rock-water-company-ca4000750 (data as of October 1, 2026).