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Covington Water District

Serves Lake Morton-Berrydale, Lake Holm, Covington and 3 more places, King County, WA · 56,172 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Covington Water District in the last ten years.

  • WA5341650
  • KENT
  • WA
  • 56,172 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 98042
EPA system ID WA5341650

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Covington Water District draws water from 12 wells.
  • Record on file since 1979, with 7 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 242 unknown out of 18,323 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1979

EPA's records for Covington Water District go back to 1979. Before October 20, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 1
1990s 6 7
2000s 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2006, Archived.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2006 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 1991 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1991 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1991 Archived

Where the water comes from

Covington Water District draws water from 12 wells. It also buys water from Cedar River Water & Sewer District and City of Tacoma Water Division. It also has an emergency connection to Lake Meridian Water District. 3 other community water systems buy water from Covington Water District.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Covington Water District 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.

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Testing your own water

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