Public water system record
Lakewood Water District
Serves Lakewood, Pierce County, WA · 62,089 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Lakewood 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
- 1
Key facts
- Lakewood Water District draws water from 46 wells (26 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Washington, February 1994.
- Record on file since 1979, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 5 unknown out of 17,192 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Lakewood Water District go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 12 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 1994, Archived.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1980 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Washington regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Lakewood Water District in 1994. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in February 1994.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 1994 | Washington | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Lakewood Water District draws water from 46 wells (26 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has emergency connections to City of Tacoma Water Division and Parkland Light & Water Company. 5 other community water systems buy water from Lakewood Water District. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Lakewood Water District.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Tacoma Water Division Tacoma, WA
- Parkland Light & Water Company Tacoma, WA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Firgrove Mutual Inc Puyallup, WA
- Southwood Tacoma, WA
- Spanaway Water Company Spanaway, WA
- Summit Water & Supply Co Tacoma, WA
- Town of Steilacoom Steilacoom, WA
Annual water quality report
Lakewood 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