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Community Water System · PWS WA5308236

Holiday Hideaway Water Co

Mount Vernon, Washington 98273 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 235 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

235
People served
37
EPA violations
22
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 37 drinking-water violations at Holiday Hideaway Water Co, 59% of them health-based - below the Washington per-system average.

37
Total EPA violations on record
59%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
235
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Holiday Hideaway Water Co

Holiday Hideaway Water Co is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 235 residents in Mount Vernon, Washington (Skagit County) through 190 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 37 total violations for this system , of which 22 (59%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 11 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

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%).

Holiday Hideaway Water Co's 37 violations sit below 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
235
Total Violations
37
Health-Based Violations
22
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
190
County
Skagit
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
22
Monitoring Violations
11
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 22 2009
Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 2013
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2024
Nitrate MR 2 2022
Coliform (TCR) MR 1 1993

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 Holiday Hideaway Water Co.

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 WA5308236 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 Holiday Hideaway Water Co 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
2024 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / WA5308236 / 7000
2022 Nitrate MR 2 SDWIS / WA5308236 / 1040
2013 Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 SDWIS / WA5308236 / 5000
2009 Coliform (TCR) MCL 22 SDWIS / WA5308236 / 3100
1993 Coliform (TCR) MR 1 SDWIS / WA5308236 / 3100

How Holiday Hideaway Water Co Compares

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

Metric Holiday Hideaway Water Co Washington avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 37 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 235 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 Holiday Hideaway Water Co water safe to drink? ▼
Holiday Hideaway Water Co (PWS ID: WA5308236) has 37 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 235 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Holiday Hideaway Water Co serve? ▼
Holiday Hideaway Water Co serves 235 people in Mount Vernon, Washington. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 190 service connections.
What type of violations does Holiday Hideaway Water Co have? ▼
Holiday Hideaway Water Co has 37 total violations: 22 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 11 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Holiday Hideaway Water Co water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Holiday Hideaway Water Co under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Holiday Hideaway Water Co use? ▼
Holiday Hideaway Water Co 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.