Public water system record
Town of St John
Serves St. John, Whitman County, WA · 800 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 25 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of St John 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
- Town of St John draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Washington, June 1993.
- Record on file since 1979, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 339 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
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
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
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
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Town of St John go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 13 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2006, Archived.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2006 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Washington regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of St John in 1993. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in June 1993.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 1993 | Washington | Signed compliance agreement | 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Town of St John draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Town of St John 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