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Amador County, California

Water Systems
71
Population Served
43,392
Total Violations
1,026
259 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 5 tested

Violation Analysis

80.3%
Systems with Violations
14.5
Avg Violations per System
25.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
37 systems (52%)
SW
13 systems (18%)

PFAS Contamination

5
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Amador California water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (6) One or more violations (44)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Awa Buckhorn Plant 8,791 13 Clean
Awa, Ione 7,227 22 Clean
City of Jackson 5,019 23 Clean
Awa, Tanner 4,940 16 Clean
Jackson Valley Irrigation District 3,553 66 Clean
Awa - Camanche Village 2,402 13 -
Pine Grove Comm Serv Dist 1,141 20 -
Plymouth, City Of 1,060 51 -
Camanche North Shore Inc. 922 2 -
First Mace Meadow # 1 838 19 -
Plasse's Resort 730 11 -
River Pines PUD 574 14 -
Bear River Lake Resort 571 22 -
Silver Lake Campground 500 11 -
Helwig Winery 500 5 -
Camp Winton 300 51 -
Hope Foundation/Moriah Heights 299 36 -
Pardee Recreation Area 251 3 -
Camp Ritchie 250 8 -
First Mace Meadows Unit No. 2 230 3 -
Drytown County Water District 221 13 -
Bear River Camp--South Shore 200 10 -
Awa la Mel Heights #3 188 13 -
Mp Associates, Inc. 150 0 -
Bear River Summer Home Tract 126 3 -
Grace Fellowship Church 125 14 -
Bear River Group Campground 125 18 -
Black Chasm Cavern 115 13 -
Volcano Community Service Dist 103 15 -
Fiddletown Community Service 100 33 -
Stockton Silver Lake Family Camp 100 23 -
Kit Carson Lodge 100 21 -
Villa Toscano Winery 100 7 -
Jeff Runquist Winery 95 0 -
Amador Harvest Inn 87 16 -
Bella Piazza Winery 71 12 -
So. Silver Lake Homeowners 67 26 -
Kirkwood Campground 65 10 -
Indian Grinding Rock-Calaveras District 63 0 -
Forest Point Mhc 62 20 -
E. Silver Lake Homeowners 54 17 -
Turley Wine Cellars 50 14 -
Belledor Vineyards 50 0 -
Blood Gulch 50 0 -
Golden Valley Camp 45 15 -
Rancho del Oro MHP 44 28 -
Rombauer Sierra Foothills 44 0 -
L'azienda D'agostini 42 24 -
Sutter Pines MHP 40 7 -
Ione Band of Miwok Indians 40 9 -

Other Counties in California

Los Angeles County
276 systems · 10,109,089 served · 3,972 violations
San Diego County
197 systems · 3,744,323 served · 4,832 violations
Orange County
46 systems · 3,201,893 served · 507 violations
Riverside County
201 systems · 2,839,125 served · 6,103 violations
San Bernardino County
318 systems · 2,830,626 served · 4,611 violations
Alameda County
27 systems · 2,249,634 served · 275 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Amador County? ▼
Amador County has 1,026 total drinking water violations across 71 water systems, of which 259 are health-based violations. 80.3% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Amador County systems? ▼
Water systems in Amador County serve approximately 43,392 people through 71 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Amador County water? ▼
Of 5 water systems tested for PFAS in Amador County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Amador County? ▼
Water systems in Amador County use GW (37 systems), SW (13 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 25.2% of Amador County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

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