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Tahoe City PUD - Rubicon

At a glance

Tahoe City PUD - Rubicon (PWSID CA0910012) is an active community water system in El Dorado County, California. It reports serving 703 people through 625 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 1989.

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

Population served

703

Service connections

625

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDCA0910012
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served703
Service connections625
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typeLocal government
Primacy agencyCA state drinking water program
City servedTahoe City
StateCalifornia
ZIP—
CountyEl Dorado County

How does Tahoe City PUD - Rubicon compare with other water systems in El Dorado County?

By EPA's size categories, Tahoe City PUD - Rubicon is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). El Dorado County has 124 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,351 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 291,553 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 Tahoe City PUD - Rubicon 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 Tahoe City PUD - Rubicon?

EPA lists Tahoe City PUD - Rubicon as owned by a local 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. 19 of the 124 active systems in El Dorado County (15%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Tahoe City PUD - Rubicon have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 1989. The violations listed here began between February 1989 and March 1989. By type: 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. EPA lists 3 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
1989-03-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06Not reportedNoArchived
1989-03-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06Not reportedNoArchived
1989-02-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06Not reportedNoArchived

All 3 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.

Tahoe City PUD - Rubicon: frequently asked questions

Who runs Tahoe City PUD - Rubicon?

Tahoe City PUD - Rubicon (PWSID CA0910012) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.

How many people does Tahoe City PUD - Rubicon serve?

Tahoe City PUD - Rubicon reports serving 703 people through 625 service connections in El Dorado County, California.

Where does Tahoe City PUD - Rubicon 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 Tahoe City PUD - Rubicon have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 1989. 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 Tahoe City PUD - Rubicon'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 1989. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Tahoe City PUD - Rubicon's water quality report?

As a community water system, Tahoe City PUD - Rubicon 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 El Dorado County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
El Dorado Id - MainEl Dorado132,171CommunitySurface water
South Tahoe PUD - MainEl Dorado100,000CommunityGroundwater
Georgetown Divide PUDEl Dorado9,434CommunitySurface water
Placerville, City of - MainEl Dorado9,224CommunityPurchased surface water
South Shore Recreation AreaEl Dorado3,300Non-transient non-communityGroundwater
Lukins Brothers Water CompanyEl Dorado3,277CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Tahoe City PUD - Rubicon, PWSID CA0910012, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/tahoe-city-pud-rubicon-ca0910012 (data as of October 1, 2026).