Plumas Lake, CA Water Quality
Is Plumas Lake's water safe to drink?
Plumas Lake's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 10,464, over 3,745 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, Plumas Lake ranks 11,977th by violation burden (7th percentile) - 2 violations total, 0 health-based.
How Plumas Lake compares within CA
CA's 804 covered systems average 5.8 health-based violations each; Plumas Lake carries 0, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for Plumas Lake is from 2005-01-06. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is Plumas Lake's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and Plumas Lake's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 11,977th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.