Public water system record
Ellensburg Water Dept
Serves Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA · 20,900 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Ellensburg 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
- 9
Key facts
- Ellensburg Water Dept draws water from 10 wells and 1 infiltration gallery (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1979, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,871 unknown out of 5,764 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, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Ellensburg Water Dept go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 1997, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1997 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Ellensburg Water Dept draws water from 10 wells and 1 infiltration gallery (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Ellensburg 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