Public water system record
Chewelah Water Dept South
Serves Chewelah, Stevens County, WA · 2,615 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Chewelah Water Dept South 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
- 5
Key facts
- Chewelah Water Dept South draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Washington, January 1994.
- Record on file since 1979, with 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Chewelah Water Dept South go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 55 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0 | 44 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 1993, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Washington regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Chewelah Water Dept South in 1994. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in January 1994.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 1994 | Washington | Signed compliance agreement | 7 violations (2 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Chewelah Water Dept South draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Chewelah Water Dept South 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.
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