Snowshoe Springs Assn.
What EPA’s and California’s records show in this utility’s water: nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals; lead and copper; and violations since 2016, with the certification that handles each result.
- Serves
- 686 people
- Connections
- 361
- Water source
- Surface water bought from another system
- Based in
- Stockton, CA
- County
- Calaveras
- Owner
- Private
The ZIP code it serves
The short answer
Nothing in EPA’s and California’s records for this utility is above a health goal. That covers nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals, plus lead and copper, not everything. 1 health-based violation since 2016.
What was found
Haloacetic acids (HAA5), total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and nitrate: California’s own results, samples taken from Jan. 7, 2020 to July 5, 2026, with EPA’s 2012 to 2019 file for earlier years.
Below EPA’s limits2
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Forms or is added in treatment
58.8ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026
2026 average: 51.7 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 58.8 ppb, in 2022, below EPA’s legal limit of 60 ppb. Its highest single sample was 78 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, its four samples averaged 51.7 ppb. EPA recorded no violation for haloacetic acids (HAA5) at this utility since 2020. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 60.2 ppb, in 2018, and EPA recorded a violation in 2019.
What handles it
No certification claim covers this compound yet.
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Forms or is added in treatment
56.1ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026
2026 average: 51.7 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 56.1 ppb, in 2022, below EPA’s legal limit of 80 ppb. Its highest single sample was 71 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, its four samples averaged 51.7 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 40.1 ppb, in 2019.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
2 compounds tested and not foundBelow the reporting level in every sample. Not found is not the same as zero.
- Lead
- Nitrate
Violations since 2016
| Contaminant or rule | Type | Period | Measured | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | April 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 | 0.062 MG/L | Resolved |
| Health-based violations only. Resolved and archived mean the utility returned to compliance or the state closed the record. | ||||
What this report can’t tell you
Everything else. Haloacetic acids (HAA5), total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and nitrate results here are California’s own from 2020 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Snowshoe Springs Assn.’s own annual report, which it must send you every year, has the contaminants this page does not show.
Your own plumbing. Lead results are the 90th percentile across homes the utility samples. Your home’s service line, solder and fixtures decide yours. A certified lab test is the only way to know.
What it means for your health. This page reports what the records show and EPA’s limits and goals; it is not medical advice. If you are worried about a health effect, talk to a doctor or your local health department.
Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q3; UCMR 5 didn’t sample this utility; California’s results run from Jan. 7, 2020 to July 5, 2026.
Testing your own tap
The 3 labs California certifies closest to the area Snowshoe Springs Assn. serves, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Precision Enviro-Tech
Twain Harte, CA · about 31 miles
Certified for bacteria
49er Water Laboratory
Jackson, CA · about 44 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Ceres Analytical Laboratory, Inc.
El Dorado Hills, CA · about 61 miles
Certified for organic chemicals
Sources
- EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, file of Oct. 15, 2026
- EPA SDWA bulk download (SDWIS federal data), 2026 Q3
- California State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, results from Jan. 1, 2020 to July 17, 2026, read Oct. 8, 2026
- EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, file of Feb. 5, 2024
- Certified labs: California State Water Resources Control Board, ELAP accredited laboratories and their fields of accreditation, read Oct. 17, 2026; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer
- Limits and goals: each contaminant’s page, with its EPA source.
- How this page is built: methodology.
PWSID CA0510011. Rebuilt from EPA data on Oct. 18, 2026.
What to do next
- Nothing here is above a health goalIn EPA’s and California’s records for this utility. They don’t cover everything, which is why the next step matters.Every contaminant TapBuff tracks
- Get the utility’s own reportSnowshoe Springs Assn. must send you a water quality report every year. It covers contaminants this page does not show.How to read it
- Test your own tap for leadYour service line, solder and fixtures decide the lead at your faucet, not the utility’s average.Lead in your water: what to do
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded