Public water system record
Vera Water & Power
Serves an area of Spokane County, WA that includes Spokane Valley · 24,692 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 37 monitoring/reporting issues for Vera Water & Power in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 37
Key facts
- Vera Water & Power draws water from 12 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1979, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 13 unknown out of 55 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Vera Water & Power go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 49 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 38 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 1997, Archived.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Vera Water & Power draws water from 12 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has emergency connections to Model Irrigation Dist #18, Spo Co Water Dist 3 Sys 1, Modern Electric Water Co and Consolidated Irrig Dist 19 System 2. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Vera Water & Power.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Model Irrigation Dist #18 Spokane, WA
- Spo Co Water Dist 3 Sys 1 Spokane, WA
- Modern Electric Water Co Spokane, WA
- Consolidated Irrig Dist 19 System 2 Greenacres, WA
Annual water quality report
Vera Water & Power 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