Public water system record
McNeil Island Water
Serves an area of Pierce County, WA · 692 people served
Federal records show 14 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for McNeil Island Water in the last ten years, including an unresolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 14
- Resolved
- 9
- Unresolved
- 5
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- McNeil Island Water draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Washington, December 2020.
- Record on file since 1979, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 14 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Aug 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2021 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Dec 1, 2020 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2020 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2020 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Sep 1, 2020 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jun 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for McNeil Island Water go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 32 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 21 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 14 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began August 2004, Archived.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1997 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Washington regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against McNeil Island Water in 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2020 | Washington | Compliance order (no penalty) | 14 violations (14 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
14 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
McNeil Island Water draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
McNeil Island Water 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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