Public water system record
City of Aberdeen
Serves Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, WA · 22,867 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Aberdeen in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- City of Aberdeen draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Washington, September 1996.
- Record on file since 1979, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for City of Aberdeen go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (1 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 1993, Archived.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Washington regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Aberdeen in 1996. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in September 1996.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 1996 | Washington | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Aberdeen draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to Hoquiam Water Department. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Aberdeen. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Aberdeen.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Hoquiam Water Department Hoquiam, WA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Cosmopolis Water Department Raymond, WA
Annual water quality report
City of Aberdeen must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Washington.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells