Public water system record
City of Yelm
Serves Yelm and North Yelm, Thurston County, WA · 16,733 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Yelm 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
- 0
Key facts
- City of Yelm draws water from 6 wells (2 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 0 unknown out of 3,598 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for City of Yelm go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
Where the water comes from
City of Yelm draws water from 6 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
City of Yelm 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