Public water system record
City of Sumner
Serves Sumner and Alderton, Pierce County, WA · 16,438 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Sumner 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
- City of Sumner draws water from 4 wells and 3 springs (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1979, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 947 unknown out of 2,111 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, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for City of Sumner go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 81 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 | 67 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
City of Sumner draws water from 4 wells and 3 springs (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an emergency connection to City of Pacific. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Sumner.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Pacific Buckley, WA
Annual water quality report
City of Sumner 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