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Community Water System · PWS WA5326800

Fruitland Mutual Water Company

Puyallup, Washington 98373-0759 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 15,313 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

15,313
People served
137
EPA violations
3
Health-based
4 PFAS
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 137 drinking-water violations at Fruitland Mutual Water Company, 2% of them health-based - above the Washington per-system average, and UCMR5 testing detected 4 PFAS compounds.

137
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
15,313
People served by this system
4
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Fruitland Mutual Water Company

Fruitland Mutual Water Company is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 15,313 residents in Puyallup, Washington (Pierce County) through 6,314 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 137 total violations for this system , of which 3 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 128 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 5 violations (MON). Under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, 4 PFAS compounds were detected in samples collected from this system, with a maximum reported concentration of 5.1 ppt (parts per trillion). PFAS are persistent synthetic chemicals linked to health effects at very low exposure levels.

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%).

Fruitland Mutual Water Company's 137 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.

PFAS Detected

4 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Population Served
15,313
Total Violations
137
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
6,314
County
Pierce
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
128
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 5 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2025
Pentachlorophenol MR 4 2006
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 3 2006
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 3 2006
Vinyl chloride MR 3 2006
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 2006
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 3 2006
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 3 2006
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 3 2006
CHLOROBENZENE MR 3 2006
Benzene MR 3 2006
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 3 2006
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 2006
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 3 2006
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 3 2006
Toluene MR 3 2006
Ethylbenzene MR 3 2006
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 3 2006
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 1994
Tetrachloroethylene MR 3 2006
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 3 2006
Styrene MR 3 2006
Carbon tetrachloride MR 3 2006
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 3 2006
Trichloroethylene MR 3 2006
Endrin MR 2 2006
Methoxychlor MR 2 2006
Simazine MR 2 2006
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 2 2006

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 14 of 232 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFBA 7/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 7/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/26/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/26/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 7/26/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 7/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 7/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 7/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 7/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 7/26/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 7/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/26/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/26/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 7/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected

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 Fruitland Mutual Water Company.

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 WA5326800 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 Fruitland Mutual Water Company 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
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 5 SDWIS / WA5326800 / 8000
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / WA5326800 / 7000
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 SDWIS / WA5326800 / 2456
2022 TTHM MR 1 SDWIS / WA5326800 / 2950
2006 Pentachlorophenol MR 4 SDWIS / WA5326800 / 2326
2006 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 3 SDWIS / WA5326800 / 2378
2006 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 3 SDWIS / WA5326800 / 2969
2006 Vinyl chloride MR 3 SDWIS / WA5326800 / 2976
2006 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 SDWIS / WA5326800 / 2979
2006 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 3 SDWIS / WA5326800 / 2980
2006 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 3 SDWIS / WA5326800 / 2981
2006 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 3 SDWIS / WA5326800 / 2985
2006 CHLOROBENZENE MR 3 SDWIS / WA5326800 / 2989
2006 Benzene MR 3 SDWIS / WA5326800 / 2990
2006 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 3 SDWIS / WA5326800 / 2946

How Fruitland Mutual Water Company Compares

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

Metric Fruitland Mutual Water Company Washington avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 137 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 4 compounds 39.7% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 15,313 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 Fruitland Mutual Water Company water safe to drink? ▼
Fruitland Mutual Water Company (PWS ID: WA5326800) has 137 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. PFAS contamination has been detected in UCMR5 testing, with 4 PFAS compounds found. This system serves 15,313 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Fruitland Mutual Water Company serve? ▼
Fruitland Mutual Water Company serves 15,313 people in Puyallup, Washington. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 6,314 service connections.
What type of violations does Fruitland Mutual Water Company have? ▼
Fruitland Mutual Water Company has 137 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 128 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Fruitland Mutual Water Company water? ▼
Yes. UCMR5 testing detected 4 PFAS compounds in Fruitland Mutual Water Company's water supply: PFBS, PFPeA, PFHxA, PFOA. PFAS are persistent "forever chemicals" that do not break down in the environment.
What water source does Fruitland Mutual Water Company use? ▼
Fruitland Mutual Water Company 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. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). 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.