Public water system · CA5602302
ActiveThe Ranch at Live Oak
At a glance
The Ranch at Live Oak (PWSID CA5602302) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Ventura County, California. It reports serving 109 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
109
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does The Ranch at Live Oak compare with other water systems in Ventura County?
By EPA's size categories, The Ranch at Live Oak is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ventura County has 95 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 9,293 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 882,799 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 The Ranch at Live Oak is well 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 The Ranch at Live Oak?
EPA lists The Ranch at Live Oak 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. 59 of the 95 active systems in Ventura County (62%) are also privately owned.
Does The Ranch at Live Oak have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between April 1980 and October 2024. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met, 1 reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as unaddressed, 2 as resolved and 1 as archived. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-17 | Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2024-10-17 | ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1980-04-30 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
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.
The Ranch at Live Oak: frequently asked questions
Who runs The Ranch at Live Oak?
The Ranch at Live Oak (PWSID CA5602302) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does The Ranch at Live Oak serve?
The Ranch at Live Oak reports serving 109 people through 2 service connections in Ventura County, California.
Where does The Ranch at Live Oak 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 Ranch at Live Oak have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. 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 Ranch at Live Oak'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find The Ranch at Live Oak's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. The Ranch at Live Oak 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 Ventura County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxnard Water Dept | Ventura | 200,232 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Ventura Water Department | Ventura | 113,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Ventura Wwd No. 8 - Simi Valley | Ventura | 94,738 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Cal American Water Co | Ventura | 66,809 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Thousand Oaks Water Department | Ventura | 53,157 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Camarillo Water Dept | Ventura | 46,824 | 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 Ranch at Live Oak, PWSID CA5602302, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/the-ranch-at-live-oak-ca5602302 (data as of October 1, 2026).