Public water system record
Town of Friday Harbor
Serves an area of San Juan County, WA that includes Friday Harbor · 3,543 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Friday Harbor 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
- 4
Key facts
- Town of Friday Harbor draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Washington, October 1996.
- Record on file since 1979, with 27 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 109 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Town of Friday Harbor go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 27 health-based violations (1 resolved, 26 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 26 | 17 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began July 2012, Resolved.
Show all 27 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Washington regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Friday Harbor in 1996. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in October 1996.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 1996 | Washington | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Town of Friday Harbor draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Town of Friday Harbor 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