Public water system record
Monroe Water System
Serves an area of Snohomish County, WA that includes Monroe, Woods Creek, Chain Lake and 1 more place · 23,467 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Monroe Water System 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
- 3
Key facts
- Monroe Water System buys its water from City of Everett Public Works Dept.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Washington, December 1997.
- Record on file since 1979, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 328 unknown out of 7,555 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, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Monroe Water System go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 2 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2003, Archived.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Washington regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Monroe Water System in 1997. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 1997.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 1997 | Washington | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Monroe Water System buys its water from City of Everett Public Works Dept. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Monroe Water System.
Buys water from
- City of Everett Public Works Dept. Everett, WA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Marbello Port Orchard, WA
Annual water quality report
Monroe Water System 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