Public water system record
Lake Meridian Water District
Serves Kent, Auburn and Covington, King County, WA · 24,231 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Lake Meridian Water District 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
- Lake Meridian Water District draws water from 7 wells (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 179 unknown out of 6,098 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Lake Meridian Water District go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Where the water comes from
Lake Meridian Water District draws water from 7 wells (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from City of Auburn and Covington Water District. It also has emergency connections to Soos Creek Water & Sewer District, City of Tacoma Water Division and Kent Water Department. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Lake Meridian Water District.
Buys water from
- City of Auburn Auburn, WA
- Covington Water District Kent, WA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Soos Creek Water & Sewer District Renton, WA
- City of Tacoma Water Division Tacoma, WA
- Kent Water Department Kent, WA
Annual water quality report
Lake Meridian 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.
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