Question 1

Is Darrington Town of water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Darrington Town of (PWS ID: WA5317950) has 44 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 2,246 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Darrington Town of serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Darrington Town of serves 2,246 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Darrington or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 649 service connections. The operator address is listed in Darrington, Washington.

Question 3

What type of violations does Darrington Town of have?

Accepted Answer

Darrington Town of has 44 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 35 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 Darrington Town of water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Darrington Town of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Darrington Town of use?

Accepted Answer

Darrington Town of uses Groundwater 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 Darrington Town of sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Darrington Town of ranks #12,717 of 29,740 by people served, and #329 of 766 in Washington. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Darrington Town of's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Darrington Town of has 44 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 46% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 53% of that cohort has fewer violations than Darrington Town of. 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)	MCL	4	2004
Endrin	MR	2	2008
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	2008
Methoxychlor	MR	2	2008
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	2	2008
Simazine	MR	2	2008
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	2008
Atrazine	MR	2	2008
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	2008
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2008
Chlordane	MR	2	2008
LASSO	MR	2	2008
Heptachlor	MR	2	2008
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	2	2008
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	2	2015
Nitrate	MR	2	2023
Pentachlorophenol	MR	2	2008
Toxaphene	MR	2	2008
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	2	2008
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	1	1979

Darrington Town of

Darrington Town of standing, mid SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Darrington Town of

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Cross-state systems near this population served