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Northwest Water Assoc. Inc.

Serves an area of Whatcom County, WA · 400 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Northwest Water Assoc. Inc. in the last ten years.

  • WA5362000
  • LYNDEN
  • WA
  • 400 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 98264
EPA system ID WA5362000

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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

  • Northwest Water Assoc. Inc. draws water from 5 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Washington, January 2009.
  • Record on file since 1979, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 91 unknown out of 151 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, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1979

EPA's records for Northwest Water Assoc. Inc. go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 73 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 9
1990s 1 3
2000s 1 41
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 20
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2004, Archived.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2004 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1994 Archived

Enforcement actions

Washington regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Northwest Water Assoc. Inc. in 2009. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in January 2009.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 14, 2009 Washington Signed compliance agreement 20 violations: cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride, 1,2-Dichloropropane

Where the water comes from

Northwest Water Assoc. Inc. draws water from 5 wells. It also buys water from Ferndale.

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Annual water quality report

Northwest Water Assoc. Inc. 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Northwest Water Assoc. Inc. for a copy.

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