Public water system · CA3100079
ActiveSierra Reach Ministries
At a glance
Sierra Reach Ministries (PWSID CA3100079) is an active transient non-community water system in Placer County, California. It reports serving 80 people through 2 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 October 2006.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
80
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sierra Reach Ministries compare with other water systems in Placer County?
By EPA's size categories, Sierra Reach Ministries is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Placer County has 116 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,692 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 428,242 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 Sierra Reach Ministries is about 44% 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 Sierra Reach Ministries?
EPA lists Sierra Reach Ministries 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. 78 of the 116 active systems in Placer County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Sierra Reach Ministries have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2006. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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 Reach Ministries: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sierra Reach Ministries?
Sierra Reach Ministries (PWSID CA3100079) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Sierra Reach Ministries serve?
Sierra Reach Ministries reports serving 80 people through 2 service connections in Placer County, California.
Where does Sierra Reach Ministries 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 Reach Ministries 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 October 2006. 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 Reach Ministries' 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 October 2006. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sierra Reach Ministries' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sierra Reach Ministries 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 Placer County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Roseville | Placer | 155,612 | Community | Surface water |
| Placer Cwa - Foothill | Placer | 89,544 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Lincoln | Placer | 54,538 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Placer Cwa - Auburn/Bowman | Placer | 27,294 | Community | Surface water |
| Northstar C.S.D. | Placer | 15,452 | Community | Surface water |
| Cal Am - West Placer | Placer | 8,861 | 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 Reach Ministries, PWSID CA3100079, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/sierra-reach-ministries-ca3100079 (data as of October 1, 2026).