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Tud - Tuolumne Water System

At a glance

Tud - Tuolumne Water System (PWSID CA5510003) is an active community water system in Tuolumne County, California. It reports serving 1,761 people through 709 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025.

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

Population served

1,761

Service connections

709

Primary source

SW

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDCA5510003
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served1,761
Service connections709
Primary water sourceSurface water
Owner typeLocal government
Primacy agencyCA state drinking water program
City servedSonora
StateCalifornia
ZIP—
CountyTuolumne County

How does Tud - Tuolumne Water System compare with other water systems in Tuolumne County?

By EPA's size categories, Tud - Tuolumne Water System is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Tuolumne County has 117 active public water systems. Its population served is about 149% above the county average of 706 people per system, and accounts for 2.1% of the 82,611 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 Tud - Tuolumne Water System 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 609 California systems (8.1%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Tud - Tuolumne Water System?

EPA lists Tud - Tuolumne Water System 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. 17 of the 117 active systems in Tuolumne County (15%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Tud - Tuolumne Water System have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between July 1980 and April 2025. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Lab Certification/Method Error (RTCR) · code 3DRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
1980-07-28Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06Not reportedNoArchived

All 2 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.

Tud - Tuolumne Water System: frequently asked questions

Who runs Tud - Tuolumne Water System?

Tud - Tuolumne Water System (PWSID CA5510003) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.

How many people does Tud - Tuolumne Water System serve?

Tud - Tuolumne Water System reports serving 1,761 people through 709 service connections in Tuolumne County, California.

Where does Tud - Tuolumne Water System get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Tud - Tuolumne Water System have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. 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 Tud - Tuolumne 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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Tud - Tuolumne Water System's water quality report?

As a community water system, Tud - Tuolumne Water System 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 Tuolumne County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Tud - Upper Basin Water SystemTuolumne13,280CommunitySurface water
Tud - Sonora/Jamestown Water SystemTuolumne11,054CommunitySurface water
Tud - Columbia Water SystemTuolumne5,463CommunitySurface water
Peppery Bar and Grill, theTuolumne4,500Transient non-communityGroundwater
Cdcr - Sierra Conservation CenterTuolumne3,571CommunitySurface water
Groveland Community Serv DistTuolumne3,400CommunitySurface 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, “Tud - Tuolumne Water System, PWSID CA5510003, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/tud-tuolumne-water-system-ca5510003 (data as of October 1, 2026).