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Lakehaven Water and Sewer District

Serves Federal Way, Lakeland South, Auburn and 2 more places, King County, WA · 148,809 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Lakehaven Water and Sewer District in the last ten years.

  • WA5341997
  • FEDERAL WAY
  • WA
  • 148,809 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 98063
EPA system ID WA5341997

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Lakehaven Water and Sewer District draws water from 26 wells (10 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Washington, September 1995.
  • Record on file since 1979, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,088 unknown out of 34,089 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.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 1979

EPA's records for Lakehaven Water and Sewer District go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 47 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 1
1990s 2 4
2000s 0 41
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began June 1998, Archived.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1998 Archived
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1995 Archived

Enforcement actions

Washington regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Lakehaven Water and Sewer District in 1995. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in September 1995.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 19, 1995 Washington Signed compliance agreement 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule
Sep 13, 1995 Washington Signed compliance agreement 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule

Where the water comes from

Lakehaven Water and Sewer District draws water from 26 wells (10 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has seasonal connections to City of Tacoma Water Division and Highline Water District. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Lakehaven Water and Sewer District.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Lakehaven Water and Sewer 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

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.

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