Public water system record
Kettle Falls Water Dept
Serves Kettle Falls, Stevens County, WA · 2,698 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Kettle Falls 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
- 1
Key facts
- Kettle Falls Water Dept draws water from 6 wells and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1979, with 1 health-based violation 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Kettle Falls 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 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 1995, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Kettle Falls Water Dept draws water from 6 wells and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system buys water from Kettle Falls Water Dept.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Stevens Co PUD - Mission Ridge Loon Lake, WA
Annual water quality report
Kettle Falls 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.
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