POLIHALE STATE PARK
PWS ID: HI0000426 · LIHUE, Hawaii 96766
POLIHALE STATE PARK serves 300 people in LIHUE, Hawaii using Groundwater water sources. It has 39 recorded EPA violations, including 0 health-based violations. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.
Water Quality Snapshot: POLIHALE STATE PARK
POLIHALE STATE PARK is a state-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 300 residents in LIHUE, Hawaii (Kauai County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 39 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.
No specific contaminant violations have been recorded in EPA's detailed violation register for this system. This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.
Across Hawaii, EPA tracks 137 public water systems serving 1,520,931 people, with 5,234 cumulative violations and 2,289 health-based violations on record. About 80% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 38.2 violations. POLIHALE STATE PARK's 39 violations sit above the Hawaii average. Statewide, 2 of 45 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (4.4%). All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.
System Details
- System Type
- Transient Non-Community
- Owner Type
- State
- Connections
- 1
- County
- Kauai
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 0
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
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 POLIHALE STATE PARK.
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 HI0000426 on SDWISSource: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search
Hawaii Drinking Water Authority
Hawaii'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 HI regulator via EPA SDWISHow POLIHALE STATE PARK Compares
Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.
| Metric | POLIHALE STATE PARK | Hawaii avg | Federal benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total violations | 39 | 38.2 | SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach |
| Health-based violations | 0 | 16.7 | Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL |
| PFAS detection | None | 4.4% | EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt |
| Population served | 300 | 11,102 | Sizing context for compliance burden |
Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 137 regulated public water systems in Hawaii.
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 |
| Nitrate (as N) | 10 mg/L | Acute health risk for infants |
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