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Community Water System · PWS WA5319430

Discovery Bay Village

Sequim, Washington 98382 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 191 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

191
People served
219
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 219 drinking-water violations at Discovery Bay Village, 1% of them health-based - above the Washington per-system average.

219
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
191
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Discovery Bay Village

Discovery Bay Village is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 191 residents in Sequim, Washington (Jefferson County) through 65 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 219 total violations for this system , of which 3 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 214 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 10 violations (MR). 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%).

Discovery Bay Village's 219 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
191
Total Violations
219
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
65
County
Jefferson
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
214
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 10 2000
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 2005
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 2005
Vinyl chloride MR 10 2005
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 10 2005
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 10 2005
Carbon tetrachloride MR 10 2005
Trichloroethylene MR 10 2005
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 10 2005
CHLOROBENZENE MR 10 2005
Toluene MR 10 2005
Styrene MR 10 2005
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 10 2005
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 10 2005
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 10 2005
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 10 2005
Tetrachloroethylene MR 10 2005
Benzene MR 10 2005
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 10 2005
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 10 2005
Ethylbenzene MR 10 2005
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 1993
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 2023
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1979
Arsenic MR 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 Discovery Bay Village.

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 WA5319430 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 Discovery Bay Village 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
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 SDWIS / WA5319430 / 8000
2017 Arsenic MR 1 SDWIS / WA5319430 / 1005
2005 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 SDWIS / WA5319430 / 2968
2005 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 SDWIS / WA5319430 / 2969
2005 Vinyl chloride MR 10 SDWIS / WA5319430 / 2976
2005 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 10 SDWIS / WA5319430 / 2977
2005 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 10 SDWIS / WA5319430 / 2980
2005 Carbon tetrachloride MR 10 SDWIS / WA5319430 / 2982
2005 Trichloroethylene MR 10 SDWIS / WA5319430 / 2984
2005 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 10 SDWIS / WA5319430 / 2985
2005 CHLOROBENZENE MR 10 SDWIS / WA5319430 / 2989
2005 Toluene MR 10 SDWIS / WA5319430 / 2991
2005 Styrene MR 10 SDWIS / WA5319430 / 2996
2005 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 10 SDWIS / WA5319430 / 2378
2005 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 10 SDWIS / WA5319430 / 2964

How Discovery Bay Village Compares

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

Metric Discovery Bay Village Washington avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 219 69 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 3 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 191 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 Discovery Bay Village water safe to drink? ▼
Discovery Bay Village (PWS ID: WA5319430) has 219 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 191 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Discovery Bay Village serve? ▼
Discovery Bay Village serves 191 people in Sequim, Washington. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 65 service connections.
What type of violations does Discovery Bay Village have? ▼
Discovery Bay Village has 219 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 214 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Discovery Bay Village water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Discovery Bay Village under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Discovery Bay Village use? ▼
Discovery Bay Village 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.