Public water system record
Ocean Shores Water Dept
Serves Ocean Shores and Oyehut, Grays Harbor County, WA · 9,347 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Ocean Shores Water Dept 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
- 2
Key facts
- Ocean Shores Water Dept draws water from 10 wells (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Washington, May 1999.
- Record on file since 1979, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 315 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Ocean Shores Water Dept go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 120 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 2 | 15 |
| 2000s | 1 | 92 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2000, Archived.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Washington regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Ocean Shores Water Dept in 1999. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 1999.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 1999 | Washington | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Ocean Shores Water Dept draws water from 10 wells (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system buys water from Ocean Shores Water Dept. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Ocean Shores Water Dept.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Illahee Oyehut Montesano, WA
Annual water quality report
Ocean Shores Water Dept 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