Public water system · CA0409197
ActiveSierra Nevada Brewing Co.
At a glance
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (PWSID CA0409197) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Butte County, California. It reports serving 350 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
350
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. compare with other water systems in Butte County?
By EPA's size categories, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Butte County has 86 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,697 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 231,911 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 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is about 19% below 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 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.?
EPA lists Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. 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. 58 of the 86 active systems in Butte County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.?
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (PWSID CA0409197) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. serve?
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. reports serving 350 people through 3 service connections in Butte County, California.
Where does Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. 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 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. 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 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. 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 Butte County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal-Water Service Co.-Chico | Butte | 114,925 | Community | Groundwater |
| South Feather W&P - Miners Ranch | Butte | 22,664 | Community | Surface water |
| Butte-Glenn Community College Dist | Butte | 18,000 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Thermalito Water & Sewer Dist | Butte | 12,136 | Community | Surface water |
| Cal-Water Service Co.-Oroville | Butte | 11,106 | Community | Surface water |
| Del Oro Water Co.-Paradise Pines | Butte | 10,940 | Community | Purchased 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, “Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., PWSID CA0409197, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/sierra-nevada-brewing-co-ca0409197 (data as of October 1, 2026).