Public water system · CA0900665
ActiveHeavenly Ski Gondola
At a glance
Heavenly Ski Gondola (PWSID CA0900665) is an active transient non-community water system in El Dorado County, Nevada. It reports serving 520 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
520
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Heavenly Ski Gondola compare with other water systems in El Dorado County?
By EPA's size categories, Heavenly Ski Gondola is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). El Dorado County has 4 active public water systems, and Heavenly Ski Gondola is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 36% below the county average of 810 people per system, and accounts for 16% of the 3,240 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Nevada, the 643 active systems average 5,508 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Heavenly Ski Gondola is about 3.6 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. Nevada has 258 active transient non-community water systems, 40% of the state's 643 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 557 Nevada systems (87%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Heavenly Ski Gondola?
EPA lists Heavenly Ski Gondola 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. 3 of the 4 active systems in El Dorado County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Heavenly Ski Gondola have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. The violations listed here began between September 2005 and May 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2008-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2005-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Heavenly Ski Gondola: frequently asked questions
Who runs Heavenly Ski Gondola?
Heavenly Ski Gondola (PWSID CA0900665) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Heavenly Ski Gondola serve?
Heavenly Ski Gondola reports serving 520 people through 4 service connections in El Dorado County, Nevada.
Where does Heavenly Ski Gondola 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 Heavenly Ski Gondola have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 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 Heavenly Ski Gondola'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 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Heavenly Ski Gondola's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Heavenly Ski Gondola 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 El Dorado County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventure Mtn Lodge | El Dorado | 1,200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Heavenly Ski Creek Station | El Dorado | 1,000 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Heavenly Ski Sky Deck | El Dorado | 520 | Transient non-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, “Heavenly Ski Gondola, PWSID CA0900665, Nevada”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nevada/heavenly-ski-gondola-ca0900665 (data as of October 1, 2026).