Public water system · NV0002047

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S and J Ventures Dba Junction Bar

At a glance

S and J Ventures Dba Junction Bar (PWSID NV0002047) is an active transient non-community water system in Douglas County, Nevada. It reports serving 35 people through 12 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNV0002047

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served35

Service connections12

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNV state drinking water program

City served—

StateNevada

ZIP—

CountyDouglas County

How does S and J Ventures Dba Junction Bar compare with other water systems in Douglas County?

By EPA's size categories, S and J Ventures Dba Junction Bar is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Douglas County has 38 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,479 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 56,213 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 S and J Ventures Dba Junction Bar 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 S and J Ventures Dba Junction Bar?

EPA lists S and J Ventures Dba Junction Bar as privately owned. The NV state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 21 of the 38 active systems in Douglas County (55%) are also privately owned.

Does S and J Ventures Dba Junction Bar have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between October 1992 and July 2023. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 3 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
2023-07-31	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2018-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2015-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2013-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2011-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2010-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2000-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
1995-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1992-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived

All 9 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.

S and J Ventures Dba Junction Bar: frequently asked questions

Who runs S and J Ventures Dba Junction Bar?

S and J Ventures Dba Junction Bar (PWSID NV0002047) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NV state drinking water program.

How many people does S and J Ventures Dba Junction Bar serve?

S and J Ventures Dba Junction Bar reports serving 35 people through 12 service connections in Douglas County, Nevada.

Where does S and J Ventures Dba Junction Bar 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 S and J Ventures Dba Junction Bar have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. 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 S and J Ventures Dba Junction Bar'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 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NV state drinking water program.

Where can I find S and J Ventures Dba Junction Bar's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. S and J Ventures Dba Junction Bar 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 Douglas County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Gardnerville Ranchos Gid	Douglas	11,300	Community	Groundwater
Douglas County Carson Valley System	Douglas	6,488	Community	Groundwater
Indian Hills Gid	Douglas	5,962	Community	Groundwater
Gardnerville Water Company	Douglas	5,800	Community	Groundwater
Kingsbury Gid	Douglas	3,839	Community	Surface water
Edgewood Water Company	Douglas	3,800	Non-transient non-community	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, “S and J Ventures Dba Junction Bar, PWSID NV0002047, Nevada”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nevada/s-and-j-ventures-dba-junction-bar-nv0002047 (data as of October 1, 2026).