Public water system record
Ritzville Water Department
Serves Ritzville, Adams County, WA · 1,725 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Ritzville Water Department 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
- Ritzville Water Department draws water from 4 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Washington, April 2000.
- Record on file since 1979, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 547 unknown out of 893 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, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Ritzville Water Department go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 36 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 9 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 2 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3 | 21 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began February 2006, Archived.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2006 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1987 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Washington regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Ritzville Water Department in 2000. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in April 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2000 | Washington | Signed compliance agreement | 4 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform, Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Ritzville Water Department draws water from 4 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Ritzville Water Department 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