Public water system · CA3200085
ActiveLast Chance Saloon
At a glance
Last Chance Saloon (PWSID CA3200085) is an active transient non-community water system in Plumas County, Nevada. It reports serving 25 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Last Chance Saloon compare with other water systems in Plumas County?
By EPA's size categories, Last Chance Saloon is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Plumas County has 3 active public water systems, and Last Chance Saloon is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 20% below the county average of 31 people per system, and accounts for 27% of the 94 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 Last Chance Saloon is well 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. 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 Last Chance Saloon?
EPA lists Last Chance Saloon 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 3 active systems in Plumas County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Last Chance Saloon have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. The violations listed here began between October 1983 and January 2014. By type: 4 contaminant level above the legal limit and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2013-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1984-03-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1983-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
All 6 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.
Last Chance Saloon: frequently asked questions
Who runs Last Chance Saloon?
Last Chance Saloon (PWSID CA3200085) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Last Chance Saloon serve?
Last Chance Saloon reports serving 25 people through 5 service connections in Plumas County, Nevada.
Where does Last Chance Saloon 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 Last Chance Saloon have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. 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 Last Chance Saloon'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 6 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Last Chance Saloon's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Last Chance Saloon 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 Plumas County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Fork Mobile Home Park | Plumas | 44 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lakeview Gas & Food | Plumas | 25 | 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, “Last Chance Saloon, PWSID CA3200085, Nevada”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nevada/last-chance-saloon-ca3200085 (data as of October 1, 2026).