Public water system · CA0400001
ActiveYouth With A Mission-Springs of Living W
At a glance
Youth With A Mission-Springs of Living W (PWSID CA0400001) is an active community water system in Butte County, California. It reports serving 150 people through 54 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 July 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
54
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Youth With A Mission-Springs of Living W compare with other water systems in Butte County?
By EPA's size categories, Youth With A Mission-Springs of Living W is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Butte County has 86 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,697 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 231,911 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 Youth With A Mission-Springs of Living W 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. 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 Youth With A Mission-Springs of Living W?
EPA lists Youth With A Mission-Springs of Living W 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. 58 of the 86 active systems in Butte County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Youth With A Mission-Springs of Living W have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2012. The violations listed here began between July 2008 and July 2012. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2008-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Youth With A Mission-Springs of Living W: frequently asked questions
Who runs Youth With A Mission-Springs of Living W?
Youth With A Mission-Springs of Living W (PWSID CA0400001) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Youth With A Mission-Springs of Living W serve?
Youth With A Mission-Springs of Living W reports serving 150 people through 54 service connections in Butte County, California.
Where does Youth With A Mission-Springs of Living W 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 Youth With A Mission-Springs of Living W have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2012. 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 Youth With A Mission-Springs of Living W'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 July 2012. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Youth With A Mission-Springs of Living W's water quality report?
As a community water system, Youth With A Mission-Springs of Living W 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 Butte County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal-Water Service Co.-Chico | Butte | 114,925 | Community | Groundwater |
| South Feather W&P - Miners Ranch | Butte | 22,664 | Community | Surface water |
| Butte-Glenn Community College Dist | Butte | 18,000 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Thermalito Water & Sewer Dist | Butte | 12,136 | Community | Surface water |
| Cal-Water Service Co.-Oroville | Butte | 11,106 | Community | Surface water |
| Del Oro Water Co.-Paradise Pines | Butte | 10,940 | 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, “Youth With A Mission-Springs of Living W, PWSID CA0400001, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/youth-with-a-mission-springs-of-living-w-ca0400001 (data as of October 1, 2026).