Question 1

Is Cle Elum Water Department water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Cle Elum Water Department (PWS ID: WA5313500) has 160 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 2,213 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Cle Elum Water Department serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Cle Elum Water Department serves 2,213 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Cle Elum or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1,488 service connections. The operator address is listed in Cle Elum, Washington.

Question 3

What type of violations does Cle Elum Water Department have?

Accepted Answer

Cle Elum Water Department has 160 total violations: 82 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 73 monitoring/reporting violations, and 82 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Cle Elum Water Department water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Cle Elum Water Department under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Cle Elum Water Department use?

Accepted Answer

Cle Elum Water Department uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

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

Where does Cle Elum Water Department sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Cle Elum Water Department ranks #12,795 of 29,740 by people served, and #335 of 766 in Washington. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Cle Elum Water Department's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Cle Elum Water Department has 160 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 18% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 82% of that cohort has fewer violations than Cle Elum Water Department. 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
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	82	2012
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	13	2022
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	4	1999
TTHM	MR	3	2014
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	3	2014
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2007
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2007
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2007
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2007
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2007
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2007
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2007
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2007
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2007
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2007
Styrene	MR	2	2007
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2007
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2007
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2007
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2007
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2007
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2007
Toluene	MR	2	2007
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2007
Benzene	MR	2	2007
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	1	2023
Chromium	MR	1	1979
Arsenic	MR	1	1979
Nitrate	MR	1	1979
Cadmium	MR	1	1979

Cle Elum Water Department

Cle Elum Water Department standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Cle Elum Water Department

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served