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Community Water System · PWS 105300048

Upper Skagit

Mount Vernon, EPA Region 10 — Tribal Water Systems 98273 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 365 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

365
People served
40
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 40 drinking-water violations at Upper Skagit.

40
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
365
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Upper Skagit

Upper Skagit is a native american-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 365 residents in Mount Vernon, EPA Region 10 — Tribal Water Systems through 98 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 40 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 33 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 10 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

EPA Region 10 — Tribal Water Systems has thousands of regulated public water systems tracked by EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
365
Total Violations
40
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Native American
Connections
98
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
33
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 10 2014
Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 2025
Chlorine MR 6 2018
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 2014
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2018
TTHM MR 2 2014
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 2014
Nitrate MR 2 2011
Asbestos MR 1 2008
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 1 2016

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Upper Skagit.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID 105300048 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

EPA Region 10 — Tribal Water Systems Drinking Water Authority

EPA Region 10 — Tribal Water Systems's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find 10 regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 SDWIS / 105300048 / 5000
2018 Chlorine MR 6 SDWIS / 105300048 / 0999
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / 105300048 / 8000
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 1 SDWIS / 105300048 / 8000
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 10 SDWIS / 105300048 / 3100
2014 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 SDWIS / 105300048 / 7000
2014 TTHM MR 2 SDWIS / 105300048 / 2950
2014 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 SDWIS / 105300048 / 2456
2011 Nitrate MR 2 SDWIS / 105300048 / 1040
2008 Asbestos MR 1 SDWIS / 105300048 / 1094

How Upper Skagit Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Upper Skagit EPA Region 10 — Tribal Water Systems avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 40 - SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 - Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None - EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 365 - Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across all regulated public water systems in EPA Region 10 — Tribal Water Systems.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Upper Skagit water safe to drink? ▼
Upper Skagit (PWS ID: 105300048) has 40 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 365 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Upper Skagit serve? ▼
Upper Skagit serves 365 people in Mount Vernon, EPA Region 10 — Tribal Water Systems. It is a Native American-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 98 service connections.
What type of violations does Upper Skagit have? ▼
Upper Skagit has 40 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 33 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Upper Skagit water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Upper Skagit under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Upper Skagit use? ▼
Upper Skagit uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.