Public water system record
City of Tumwater
Serves Tumwater, Thurston County, WA · 51,802 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Tumwater 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 Tumwater draws water from 15 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Washington, October 2006.
- Record on file since 1979, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 8,842 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for City of Tumwater go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2006, Archived.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1997 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Washington regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Tumwater in 2006. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in October 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2006 | Washington | Signed compliance agreement | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of Tumwater draws water from 15 wells. It also has an emergency connection to City of Olympia. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to City of Tumwater.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Olympia Olympia, WA
Annual water quality report
City of Tumwater 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