Public water system record
Longview Water Department
Serves Longview, Cowlitz County, WA · 49,111 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Longview Water Department 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
- 5
Key facts
- Longview Water Department draws water from 5 wells and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1979, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 33 unknown out of 14,529 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, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Longview Water Department go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Where the water comes from
Longview Water Department draws water from 5 wells and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an emergency connection to City of Kelso. 1 other community water system buys water from Longview Water Department. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Longview Water Department.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Kelso Kelso, WA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Beacon Hill Water & Sewer District Kelso, WA
Annual water quality report
Longview Water Department 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