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Community Water System · PWS WA5320200

Duck Lake Water Association

Operator location Okanogan, Washington - smaller served population (≤ 999) at 635 people served; 62 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

635
People served (this PWS) Smaller third of systems
62
EPA violations (this PWS) Middle third of systems
11
Health-based (this PWS) Middle third by health-based share
Untested
UCMR5 (this PWS) No UCMR5 result
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Duck Lake Water Association standing, mid SDWIS violation third

635 people served (SDWIS) - smaller served population (≤ 999). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 18% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). Population rank #25,576 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Duck Lake Water Association lands in the middle third by violation volume (62), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is smaller (635; smaller served population (≤ 999)), so each violation row represents a compact service footprint. Health-based share is 18% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). No UCMR5 PFAS test appears for this system in this extract.

#25,576 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#662 of 766
Population · WA
62
Total EPA violations on record
18%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

F
Water Safety Score
24/100
Duck Lake Water Association

Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.

Health-based violations F
11
EPA SDWIS health-based violations on record (MCL, MRDL, treatment technique)
Monitoring & reporting violations F
51
Non-health SDWIS violations (monitoring, reporting, and other compliance)
PFAS contamination N/A
Not UCMR5-tested
Highest PFAS compound level detected in UCMR5 testing

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
190
County
Okanogan
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
11
Monitoring Violations
49
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 11 1999
Coliform (TCR) MR 9 1997
Aldicarb MR 2 2008
Carbofuran MR 2 2008
Aldicarb sulfone MR 2 2008
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 2 2008
OXAMYL MR 2 2008
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 1999
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 1 2011
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 1 2011
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 2011
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 2011
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 1 2011
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 1 2011
Carbon tetrachloride MR 1 2011
Tetrachloroethylene MR 1 2011
CHLOROBENZENE MR 1 2011
Benzene MR 1 2011
Toluene MR 1 2011
Barium MR 1 1979
Chromium MR 1 1979
Mercury MR 1 1979
Cadmium MR 1 1979
Nitrate MR 1 1979
Fluoride MR 1 1979
Arsenic MR 1 1979
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1979
Selenium MR 1 1979
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 1 2011
Ethylbenzene MR 1 2011

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Duck Lake Water Association has 62 recorded EPA violations, 62% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 37% carry more. 18% of this system's own violations are health-based (11 of 62), and it ranks #25,576 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

62 Around the middle fewer violations than 37% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems

Duck Lake Water Association plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.

Violation volume vs. health-based share

30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total violations (X) and Health-based share (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Frequent and seriousRare but seriousFrequent, mostly paperworkClean record 0200400600 0%20%40%60%80%100% Total violations Health-based share Violation volume vs. health-based share Miccosukee Service Plaza-0, 0%Brazoria - Fort Bend Counties MUD 3-0, 0%Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600-2, 0%Center Water Co-5, 0%Montgomery Co RWD 12-7, 29%Spring Mills Elem School/Hvs-9, 0%Irvin Water District #6-11, 27%Great Bend Industrial Park-14, 0%Nooksack Valley Water Association-16, 31%Glen Park Village-19, 0%Camp Is-Sho-Da-22, 0%Kipling Oaks 1-25, 16%McLouth, City Of-29, 17%Hamilton-33, 0%Pine Valley Plantation-37, 24%Lake Gibson Estates-42, 2%Ticonderoga WD-47, 26%Town of Welaka-54, 0%Township of Blairstown Dpw-61, 0%McIntosh Water & Fire Pro Authority-71, 0%Sunset Ridge Water District-82, 15%South Deerfield Water Supply District-96, 16%Clarkdale Municipal Water System-114, 0%Orange Water Dept-136, 14%Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1-167, 11%Benson Culinary Improvement District-212, 1%Eureka Water Association-273, 0%City of Ballinger-372, 85%Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth-567, 1%Duck Lake Water Association-62, 18%
30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release.

Population served record for Duck Lake Water Association

EPA SDWIS lists 635 people served and 190 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Washington State Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water

Nationwide peers

62 violations · 635 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

What to do with Duck Lake Water Association

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

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