Public water system record
City of Battle Ground Water Dept
Serves Battle Ground and Cherry Grove, Clark County, WA · 30,237 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Battle Ground Water Dept 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 Battle Ground Water Dept draws water from 8 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Washington, May 1993.
- Record on file since 1979, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 585 unknown out of 6,955 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for City of Battle Ground Water Dept go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 171 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 160 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began January 1997, Archived.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Washington regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Battle Ground Water Dept between 1992 and 1993. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 1993.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1993 | Washington | Compliance order (no penalty) | 13 violations (5 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 18, 1992 | Washington | Compliance order (no penalty) | 9 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of Battle Ground Water Dept draws water from 8 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Clark Public Utilities. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to City of Battle Ground Water Dept.
Buys water from
- Clark Public Utilities Vancouver, WA
Annual water quality report
City of Battle Ground Water Dept 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