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Community Water System · PWS 105300019

Shoalwater Bay

Operator location Tokeland, EPA Region 10 — Tribal Water Systems - smaller served population (≤ 999) at 198 people served; 61 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

198
People served (this PWS)
61
EPA violations (this PWS)
2
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Shoalwater Bay standing, mid SDWIS violation third

198 people served (SDWIS) - smaller served population (≤ 999). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 3% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected.

The verdict

Shoalwater Bay lands in the middle third by violation volume (61), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is smaller (198; smaller served population (≤ 999)), so each violation row represents a compact service footprint. Health-based share is 3% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

61
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
198
People served by this PWS (SDWIS)
0
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Native American
Connections
57
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
2
Monitoring Violations
46
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 13 2011
Chlorine MR 12 2016
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 2020
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 3 2011
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2021
Nitrate MR 2 2005
Coliform (TCR) MCL 2 2014
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 2008
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 2020
TTHM MR 2 2020
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 1 2008
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 1 2008
Glyphosate MR 1 2008
Diquat MR 1 2008
Combined Uranium MR 1 2008
E. COLI MR 1 2019
Endothall MR 1 2008

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Shoalwater Bay has 61 recorded EPA violations, 62% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 38% carry more. 3% of this system's own violations are health-based (2 of 61), and it ranks unranked by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

61 Around the middle fewer violations than 38% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/19/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 8/19/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 8/19/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 8/19/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 8/19/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 8/19/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 8/19/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/19/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/19/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 8/19/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/19/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 8/19/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/19/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 8/19/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 8/19/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 8/19/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 8/19/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 8/19/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 8/19/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 8/19/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 8/19/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 8/19/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 8/19/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 8/19/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/19/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 5/1/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 5/1/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 5/1/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/1/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 5/1/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 5/1/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 5/1/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 5/1/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 5/1/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 5/1/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 5/1/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 5/1/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 5/1/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 5/1/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/1/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 5/1/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 5/1/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 5/1/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 5/1/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 5/1/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 5/1/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 5/1/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 5/1/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 5/1/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 5/1/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for Shoalwater Bay

EPA SDWIS lists 198 people served and 57 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

61 violations · 198 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

What to do with Shoalwater Bay

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

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