Public water system · CA5500369
ActiveRush Creek Lodge Water System
At a glance
Rush Creek Lodge Water System (PWSID CA5500369) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Tuolumne County, California. It reports serving 200 people through 40 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. 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
200
Service connections
40
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Rush Creek Lodge Water System compare with other water systems in Tuolumne County?
By EPA's size categories, Rush Creek Lodge Water System 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 0.2% 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 Rush Creek Lodge Water System is about half of 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 Rush Creek Lodge Water System?
EPA lists Rush Creek Lodge Water System 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. 75 of the 117 active systems in Tuolumne County (64%) are also privately owned.
Does Rush Creek Lodge Water System 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 2016 and April 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 6 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.
| 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 |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
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.
Rush Creek Lodge Water System: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rush Creek Lodge Water System?
Rush Creek Lodge Water System (PWSID CA5500369) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Rush Creek Lodge Water System serve?
Rush Creek Lodge Water System reports serving 200 people through 40 service connections in Tuolumne County, California.
Where does Rush Creek Lodge Water System 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 Rush Creek Lodge Water System 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 Rush Creek Lodge Water System'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 Rush Creek Lodge Water System's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Rush Creek Lodge Water System 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, “Rush Creek Lodge Water System, PWSID CA5500369, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/rush-creek-lodge-water-system-ca5500369 (data as of October 1, 2026).