Public water system record
Eastsound Water Users Association
Serves an area of San Juan County, WA · 3,711 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 29 monitoring/reporting issues for Eastsound Water Users Association in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 29
Key facts
- Eastsound Water Users Association draws water from 10 wells and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Washington, December 1995.
- Record on file since 1979, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,232 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
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, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Eastsound Water Users Association go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 103 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 67 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 25 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began December 1997, Archived.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1995 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Washington regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Eastsound Water Users Association in 1995. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 1995.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 1995 | Washington | Compliance order (no penalty) | 9 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Eastsound Water Users Association draws water from 10 wells and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Eastsound Water Users Association 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