Public water system · CA3301137
ActiveValley Auto Water
At a glance
Valley Auto Water (PWSID CA3301137) is an active transient non-community water system in Riverside County, California. It reports serving 5,215 people through 8 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
5,215
Service connections
8
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Valley Auto Water compare with other water systems in Riverside County?
By EPA's size categories, Valley Auto Water is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Riverside County has 197 active public water systems. Its population served is about 64% below the county average of 14,435 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 2,843,721 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 Valley Auto Water is about 36 times 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 Valley Auto Water?
EPA lists Valley Auto Water 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. 130 of the 197 active systems in Riverside County (66%) are also privately owned.
Does Valley Auto Water have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. The violations listed here began between April 2017 and January 2020. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrite and Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as archived and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 2017-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
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.
Valley Auto Water: frequently asked questions
Who runs Valley Auto Water?
Valley Auto Water (PWSID CA3301137) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Valley Auto Water serve?
Valley Auto Water reports serving 5,215 people through 8 service connections in Riverside County, California.
Where does Valley Auto Water 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 Valley Auto Water have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. 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 Valley Auto Water'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 January 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Valley Auto Water's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Valley Auto Water 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 Riverside County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Municipal Wd | Riverside | 666,581 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Riverside, City of | Riverside | 298,398 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Coachella Vwd: Cove Community | Riverside | 270,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Elsinore Valley Mwd | Riverside | 169,455 | Community | Surface water |
| Corona, City of | Riverside | 168,575 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Rancho California Water District | Riverside | 146,147 | 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, “Valley Auto Water, PWSID CA3301137, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/valley-auto-water-ca3301137 (data as of October 1, 2026).