Public water system · CA3110042
ActiveTahoe City PUD - Tahoe Swiss Village
At a glance
Tahoe City PUD - Tahoe Swiss Village (PWSID CA3110042) is an active community water system in Placer County, California. It reports serving 3,363 people through 413 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2002.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
3,363
Service connections
413
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Tahoe City PUD - Tahoe Swiss Village compare with other water systems in Placer County?
By EPA's size categories, Tahoe City PUD - Tahoe Swiss Village is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Placer County has 116 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 3,692 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Tahoe City PUD - Tahoe Swiss Village is about half of 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 - Tahoe Swiss Village?
EPA lists Tahoe City PUD - Tahoe Swiss Village 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 Tahoe City PUD - Tahoe Swiss Village have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2002. The violations listed here began between January 1992 and September 2002. By type: 3 required treatment not met, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-09-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherVariance/Exemption/Other Compliance · code 08 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-06-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1992-01-01 | Required treatment not metFailure to Filter (SWTR) · code 42 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
All 5 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 - Tahoe Swiss Village: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tahoe City PUD - Tahoe Swiss Village?
Tahoe City PUD - Tahoe Swiss Village (PWSID CA3110042) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Tahoe City PUD - Tahoe Swiss Village serve?
Tahoe City PUD - Tahoe Swiss Village reports serving 3,363 people through 413 service connections in Placer County, California.
Where does Tahoe City PUD - Tahoe Swiss Village 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 - Tahoe Swiss Village have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2002. 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 - Tahoe Swiss Village'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 5 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2002. 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 - Tahoe Swiss Village's water quality report?
As a community water system, Tahoe City PUD - Tahoe Swiss Village 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 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, “Tahoe City PUD - Tahoe Swiss Village, PWSID CA3110042, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/tahoe-city-pud-tahoe-swiss-village-ca3110042 (data as of October 1, 2026).