Public water system · CA4300748
ActiveThe Rainbow Junction Water System
At a glance
The Rainbow Junction Water System (PWSID CA4300748) is an active transient non-community water system in Santa Clara County, California. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does The Rainbow Junction Water System compare with other water systems in Santa Clara County?
By EPA's size categories, The Rainbow Junction Water System is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Santa Clara County has 121 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 17,334 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 2,097,447 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 The Rainbow Junction Water System is about 65% 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 The Rainbow Junction Water System?
EPA lists The Rainbow Junction 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. 82 of the 121 active systems in Santa Clara County (68%) are also privately owned.
Does The Rainbow Junction Water System have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. The violations listed here began between October 1982 and October 2023. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 6 as archived and 4 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1984-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-05-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-03-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1982-12-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1982-11-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1982-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
All 10 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.
The Rainbow Junction Water System: frequently asked questions
Who runs The Rainbow Junction Water System?
The Rainbow Junction Water System (PWSID CA4300748) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does The Rainbow Junction Water System serve?
The Rainbow Junction Water System reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Santa Clara County, California.
Where does The Rainbow Junction 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 The Rainbow Junction Water System have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. 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 The Rainbow Junction 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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find The Rainbow Junction Water System's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. The Rainbow Junction Water System 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 Santa Clara County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Water | Santa Clara | 1,039,920 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Sunnyvale | Santa Clara | 157,566 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 130,746 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Great Oaks Wc Inc. | Santa Clara | 110,088 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of San Jose - Evg/Edv/Coy | Santa Clara | 101,265 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Milpitas | Santa Clara | 81,773 | 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, “The Rainbow Junction Water System, PWSID CA4300748, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/the-rainbow-junction-water-system-ca4300748 (data as of October 1, 2026).