Public water system · CA2400326
ActiveWestside Grocery, Inc..
At a glance
Westside Grocery, Inc.. (PWSID CA2400326) is an active transient non-community water system in Merced County, California. It reports serving 54 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
54
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Westside Grocery, Inc.. compare with other water systems in Merced County?
By EPA's size categories, Westside Grocery, Inc.. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Merced County has 120 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,228 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 267,324 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 Westside Grocery, Inc.. is about 62% 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 Westside Grocery, Inc..?
EPA lists Westside Grocery, Inc.. 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. 80 of the 120 active systems in Merced County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Westside Grocery, Inc.. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Westside Grocery, Inc..: frequently asked questions
Who runs Westside Grocery, Inc..?
Westside Grocery, Inc.. (PWSID CA2400326) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Westside Grocery, Inc.. serve?
Westside Grocery, Inc.. reports serving 54 people through 1 service connection in Merced County, California.
Where does Westside Grocery, Inc.. 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 Westside Grocery, Inc.. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in June 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 Westside Grocery, Inc..'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 one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Westside Grocery, Inc..'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Westside Grocery, Inc.. 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 Merced County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Merced | Merced | 93,692 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Los Banos | Merced | 47,419 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Atwater | Merced | 29,479 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Livingston | Merced | 14,894 | Community | Groundwater |
| Winton Water & Sanitary Dist | Merced | 9,745 | Community | Groundwater |
| Delhi Cwd | Merced | 7,784 | Community | Groundwater |
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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, “Westside Grocery, Inc.., PWSID CA2400326, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/westside-grocery-inc-ca2400326 (data as of October 1, 2026).