Question 1

Is WA He Lut Indian School water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

WA He Lut Indian School (PWS ID: 105318112) has 114 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 175 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does WA He Lut Indian School serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that WA He Lut Indian School serves 175 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Washington or any other city). It is a Native American-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 6 service connections. The operator address is listed in Washington, EPA Region 10 — Tribal Water Systems.

Question 3

What type of violations does WA He Lut Indian School have?

Accepted Answer

WA He Lut Indian School has 114 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 105 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in WA He Lut Indian School water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for WA He Lut Indian School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does WA He Lut Indian School use?

Accepted Answer

WA He Lut Indian School uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

How does WA He Lut Indian School's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

WA He Lut Indian School has 114 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 24% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 76% of that cohort has fewer violations than WA He Lut Indian School. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	18	2012
Xylenes, Total	MR	4	2016
Chlorine	MR	3	2018
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	3	2009
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	3	2011
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2016
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2016
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2016
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2016
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2016
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2016
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2016
Styrene	MR	2	2016
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2016
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2016
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2016
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2016
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2016
Benzene	MR	2	2016
Toluene	MR	2	2016
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	2	2020
Nitrate	MR	2	2015
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2016
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2016
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2016
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2016
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2016
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	MR	1	2008
BHC-GAMMA	MR	1	2008
Methoxychlor	MR	1	2008

WA He Lut Indian School

WA He Lut Indian School standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for WA He Lut Indian School

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load