Public water system record
City of Kelso
Serves Kelso, Cowlitz County, WA · 15,775 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Kelso 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
- 1
Key facts
- City of Kelso draws water from 1 infiltration gallery.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Washington, June 2000.
- Record on file since 1979, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 4,746 unknown out of 5,111 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for City of Kelso go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began January 2000, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Washington regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Kelso in 2000. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in June 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2000 | Washington | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Kelso draws water from 1 infiltration gallery. It also has an emergency connection to Longview Water Department. 2 other community water systems buy water from City of Kelso. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Kelso.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Longview Water Department Longview, WA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Beacon Hill East Longview, WA
- Davis Terrace Water Assn Woodland, WA
Annual water quality report
City of Kelso 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