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Pend Oreille County, Washington

Water Systems
44
Population Served
11,365
Total Violations
1,579
311 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 0 tested

Violation Analysis

93.2%
Systems with Violations
35.9
Avg Violations per System
19.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
39 systems (89%)
SW
5 systems (11%)

Compliance Snapshot

Pend Oreille Washington water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (3) One or more violations (41)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Pend Oreille County?
Pend Oreille County has 1,579 total drinking water violations across 44 water systems, of which 311 are health-based violations. 93.2% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Pend Oreille County systems?
Water systems in Pend Oreille County serve approximately 11,365 people through 44 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Pend Oreille County water?
No PFAS testing data is available for water systems in Pend Oreille County.
What types of water sources supply Pend Oreille County?
Water systems in Pend Oreille County use GW (39 systems), SW (5 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious?
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 19.7% of Pend Oreille County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.