Public water system record
City of White Salmon
Serves an area of Klickitat County, WA that includes White Salmon · 4,077 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 18 monitoring/reporting issues for City of White Salmon in the last ten years, including an unresolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 3
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 18
Key facts
- City of White Salmon draws water from 2 wells, 1 surface water intake and 1 spring (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Washington, February 1999.
- Record on file since 1979, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 912 unknown out of 1,913 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Mar 1, 2022 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | May 1, 2019 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2018 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
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
|
Nov 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | 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 City of White Salmon go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 45 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 | 11 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 19 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Washington regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of White Salmon between 1993 and 1999. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in February 1999.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 1999 | Washington | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Oct 29, 1993 | Washington | Signed compliance agreement | 11 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
4 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
City of White Salmon draws water from 2 wells, 1 surface water intake and 1 spring (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other public water system has a seasonal connection to City of White Salmon.
Annual water quality report
City of White Salmon 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