Public water system · CA1700725
ActiveThree Brothers Travel Plaza
At a glance
Three Brothers Travel Plaza (PWSID CA1700725) is an active transient non-community water system in Lake County, California. It reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Three Brothers Travel Plaza compare with other water systems in Lake County?
By EPA's size categories, Three Brothers Travel Plaza is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lake County has 81 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 895 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 72,454 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 Three Brothers Travel Plaza is well 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 Three Brothers Travel Plaza?
EPA lists Three Brothers Travel Plaza 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. 60 of the 81 active systems in Lake County (74%) are also privately owned.
Does Three Brothers Travel Plaza have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2019. The violations listed here began between January 2013 and December 2019. By type: 2 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
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.
Three Brothers Travel Plaza: frequently asked questions
Who runs Three Brothers Travel Plaza?
Three Brothers Travel Plaza (PWSID CA1700725) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Three Brothers Travel Plaza serve?
Three Brothers Travel Plaza reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections in Lake County, California.
Where does Three Brothers Travel Plaza 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 Three Brothers Travel Plaza have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2019. 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 Three Brothers Travel Plaza'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 December 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Three Brothers Travel Plaza's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Three Brothers Travel Plaza 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 Lake County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands Mutual Water Company | Lake | 7,772 | Community | Surface water |
| Hidden Valley Lake Csd | Lake | 6,235 | Community | Groundwater |
| Konocti County Water District | Lake | 5,928 | Community | Surface water |
| Lakeport, City of | Lake | 4,762 | Community | Surface water |
| Golden State Water Co.-Clearlake System | Lake | 4,644 | Community | Surface water |
| Mt. Konocti Mutual Water Company | Lake | 4,360 | Community | 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, “Three Brothers Travel Plaza, PWSID CA1700725, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/three-brothers-travel-plaza-ca1700725 (data as of October 1, 2026).