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Community Water System · PWS WA5304815

Bay Center

Raymond, Washington 98577 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 579 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

579
People served
91
EPA violations
22
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 91 drinking-water violations at Bay Center, 24% of them health-based - above the Washington per-system average.

91
Total EPA violations on record
24%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
579
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Bay Center

Bay Center is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 579 residents in Raymond, Washington (Pacific County) through 229 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 91 total violations for this system , of which 22 (24%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 68 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2008.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 22 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Washington, EPA tracks 4,557 public water systems serving 9,736,844 people, with 314,648 cumulative violations and 20,590 health-based violations on record. About 92% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 69 violations. Statewide, 98 of 247 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (39.7%).

Bay Center's 91 violations sit above the Washington average.

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
579
Total Violations
91
Health-Based Violations
22
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
229
County
Pacific
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
22
Monitoring Violations
68
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 22 2005
Nitrate MR 15 2006
Diquat MR 14 2007
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2000
Pentachlorophenol MR 2 2008
Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 1997
Toxaphene MR 1 2008
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 1 2008
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 1 2008
Dalapon MR 1 2008
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 1 2008
Heptachlor epoxide MR 1 2008
Aldicarb MR 1 2008
BHC-GAMMA MR 1 2008
Fluoride MR 1 1979
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 1 2008
Picloram MR 1 2008
Mercury MR 1 1979
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 1 2008
OXAMYL MR 1 2008
Carbofuran MR 1 2008
Methoxychlor MR 1 2008
Barium MR 1 1979
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1979
LASSO MR 1 2008
Simazine MR 1 2008
Chromium MR 1 1979
Atrazine MR 1 2008
Endrin MR 1 2008
Selenium MR 1 1979

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 Bay Center.

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 WA5304815 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Washington Drinking Water Authority

Washington State Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Bay Center under EPA-delegated authority.

Open WA regulator portal

Source: Washington State Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water

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
2008 Pentachlorophenol MR 2 SDWIS / WA5304815 / 2326
2008 Toxaphene MR 1 SDWIS / WA5304815 / 2020
2008 Benzo(a)pyrene MR 1 SDWIS / WA5304815 / 2306
2008 HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 1 SDWIS / WA5304815 / 2274
2008 Dalapon MR 1 SDWIS / WA5304815 / 2031
2008 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 1 SDWIS / WA5304815 / 2039
2008 Heptachlor epoxide MR 1 SDWIS / WA5304815 / 2067
2008 Aldicarb MR 1 SDWIS / WA5304815 / 2047
2008 BHC-GAMMA MR 1 SDWIS / WA5304815 / 2010
2008 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 1 SDWIS / WA5304815 / 2035
2008 Picloram MR 1 SDWIS / WA5304815 / 2040
2008 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 1 SDWIS / WA5304815 / 2042
2008 OXAMYL MR 1 SDWIS / WA5304815 / 2036
2008 Carbofuran MR 1 SDWIS / WA5304815 / 2046
2008 Methoxychlor MR 1 SDWIS / WA5304815 / 2015

How Bay Center Compares

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

Metric Bay Center Washington avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 91 69 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 22 4.5 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 39.7% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 579 2,137 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 4,557 regulated public water systems in Washington.

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 Bay Center water safe to drink? ▼
Bay Center (PWS ID: WA5304815) has 91 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 579 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Bay Center serve? ▼
Bay Center serves 579 people in Raymond, Washington. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 229 service connections.
What type of violations does Bay Center have? ▼
Bay Center has 91 total violations: 22 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 68 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Bay Center water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Bay Center under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Bay Center use? ▼
Bay Center 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.