Public water system · CA4810017
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At a glance
Western Railway Museum (PWSID CA4810017) is an active transient non-community water system in Solano County, California. It reports serving 50 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Western Railway Museum compare with other water systems in Solano County?
By EPA's size categories, Western Railway Museum is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Solano County has 63 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 7,509 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 473,083 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 Western Railway Museum 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 Western Railway Museum?
EPA lists Western Railway Museum 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. 40 of the 63 active systems in Solano County (63%) are also privately owned.
Does Western Railway Museum have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. The violations listed here began between December 1999 and October 2021. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | 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.
Western Railway Museum: frequently asked questions
Who runs Western Railway Museum?
Western Railway Museum (PWSID CA4810017) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Western Railway Museum serve?
Western Railway Museum reports serving 50 people through 2 service connections in Solano County, California.
Where does Western Railway Museum 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 Western Railway Museum have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. 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 Western Railway Museum'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Western Railway Museum's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Western Railway Museum 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 Solano County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Vallejo | Solano | 121,420 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Fairfield | Solano | 120,377 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Vacaville | Solano | 99,650 | Community | Surface water |
| Suisun-Solano Water Authority | Solano | 29,105 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Benicia | Solano | 27,131 | Community | Surface water |
| California Water Service Co.-Travis Afb | Solano | 18,111 | 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, “Western Railway Museum, PWSID CA4810017, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/western-railway-museum-ca4810017 (data as of October 1, 2026).