Public water system record
City of Richland
Serves Richland, Benton County, WA · 106,499 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 25 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Richland 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
- 25
Key facts
- City of Richland draws water from 5 wells and 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1979, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for City of Richland go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 25 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began June 1993, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
City of Richland draws water from 5 wells and 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 2 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of Richland. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Richland.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Badger Mountain Irrigation District Kennewick, WA
- City of West Richland West Richland, WA
Annual water quality report
City of Richland 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