Public water system record
City of Olympia
Serves Olympia, Thurston County, WA · 126,966 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Olympia 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
- 1
Key facts
- City of Olympia draws water from 10 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Washington, November 2014.
- Record on file since 1979, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 20,311 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 |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for City of Olympia go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 24 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 22 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began October 2014, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2004 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Washington regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Olympia in 2014. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2014 | Washington | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Olympia draws water from 10 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has emergency connections to Lacey Water Department and City of Tumwater. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Olympia. 4 other public water systems have emergency connections to City of Olympia.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Lacey Water Department Lacey, WA
- City of Tumwater Tumwater, WA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Lacey Water Department Lacey, WA
Annual water quality report
City of Olympia 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