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Community Water System · PWS WA5318580

Del Mar Community Service

Anacortes, Washington 98221 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 654 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

654
People served
11
EPA violations
6
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 11 drinking-water violations at Del Mar Community Service, 55% of them health-based - below the Washington per-system average.

11
Total EPA violations on record
55%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
654
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Del Mar Community Service

Del Mar Community Service is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 654 residents in Anacortes, Washington (Skagit County) through 319 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 11 total violations for this system , of which 6 (55%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 4 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2017.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 6 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%).

Del Mar Community Service's 11 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
654
Total Violations
11
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
319
County
Skagit
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
6
Monitoring Violations
4
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 1997
TTHM MR 1 2015
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1979
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 1 2017

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 Del Mar Community Service.

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 WA5318580 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 Del Mar Community Service 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
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 1 SDWIS / WA5318580 / 8000
2015 TTHM MR 1 SDWIS / WA5318580 / 2950
2015 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 SDWIS / WA5318580 / 2456
1997 Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 SDWIS / WA5318580 / 3100
1979 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 SDWIS / WA5318580 / 4000

How Del Mar Community Service Compares

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

Metric Del Mar Community Service Washington avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 11 69 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 6 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 654 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 Del Mar Community Service water safe to drink? ▼
Del Mar Community Service (PWS ID: WA5318580) has 11 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 654 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Del Mar Community Service serve? ▼
Del Mar Community Service serves 654 people in Anacortes, Washington. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 319 service connections.
What type of violations does Del Mar Community Service have? ▼
Del Mar Community Service has 11 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 4 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Del Mar Community Service water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Del Mar Community Service under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Del Mar Community Service use? ▼
Del Mar Community Service uses Surface Water 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.