Public water system record
City of Auburn
Serves Auburn, King County, WA · 107,655 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Auburn 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
- 2
Key facts
- City of Auburn draws water from 11 wells and 2 springs (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1979, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 7 lead and 8,149 unknown out of 15,504 service lines.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for City of Auburn go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 20 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 1996, Archived.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
City of Auburn draws water from 11 wells and 2 springs (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has emergency connections to Kent Water Department, Bonney Lake Water Department City, Lakehaven Water and Sewer District and City of Tacoma Water Division. 2 other community water systems buy water from City of Auburn. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to City of Auburn.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Kent Water Department Kent, WA
- Bonney Lake Water Department City Buckley, WA
- Lakehaven Water and Sewer District Federal Way, WA
- City of Tacoma Water Division Tacoma, WA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Algona Water Dept Algona, WA
- Lake Meridian Water District Kent, WA
Annual water quality report
City of Auburn 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