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Benton City Water

Serves Benton City, Benton County, WA · 5,626 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Benton City Water in the last ten years.

  • WA5305800
  • BENTON CITY
  • WA
  • 5,626 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 99320
EPA system ID WA5305800

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Benton City Water draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Washington, November 1998.
  • Record on file since 1979, with 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 398 unknown out of 1,146 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1979

EPA's records for Benton City Water go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 16 health-based violations (16 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 1
1990s 16 4
2000s 0 7
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began January 1999, Archived.

Show all 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1999 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1998 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1998 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 1998 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1996 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1996 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1994 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1992 Archived

Enforcement actions

Washington regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Benton City Water between 1993 and 1998. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in November 1998.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 22, 1998 Washington Signed compliance agreement 7 violations (6 health-based): Total Coliform, Lead and Copper Rule
Apr 29, 1997 Washington Signed compliance agreement 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform
Nov 1, 1993 Washington Signed compliance agreement 5 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform

Where the water comes from

Benton City Water draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).

Annual water quality report

Benton City Water 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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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.

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