Community Water System · PWS WA5328300
Gold Bar City Of
Operator location Goldbar, Washington - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 85 EPA violations; groundwater source; 2,745 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).
- 2,745
- People served (this PWS)
- 85
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 1
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Gold Bar City Of standing, high SDWIS violation third
85 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 1% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #11,253 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Gold Bar City Of sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (85), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 2,745 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 1% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #11,253 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #288 of 766
- Population · WA
- 85
- Total EPA violations on record
- 1%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 765
- County
- Snohomish
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 1
- Monitoring Violations
- 81
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simazine | MR | 5 | 2005 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 5 | 2005 |
| LASSO | MR | 5 | 2005 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 5 | 2005 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 5 | 2005 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 5 | 2005 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 5 | 2005 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 5 | 2005 |
| Endrin | MR | 5 | 2005 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 5 | 2005 |
| Atrazine | MR | 5 | 2005 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 5 | 2005 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 5 | 2005 |
| Chlordane | MR | 5 | 2005 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 5 | 2005 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 3 | 2014 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 1 | 1995 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 1 | 1998 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 1 | 2024 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 1 | 2005 |
| TTHM | MR | 1 | 2024 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 1 | 1979 |
| Arsenic | MR | 1 | 2008 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Gold Bar City Of has 85 recorded EPA violations, 70% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 30% carry more. 1% of this system's own violations are health-based (1 of 85), and it ranks #11,253 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)
85 Around the middle fewer violations than 30% 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
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFMPA | 4/23/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/23/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/23/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/23/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/23/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/23/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/23/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/23/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/23/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/23/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/23/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/23/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/23/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/23/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/23/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/23/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/23/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/23/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 3/21/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 3/21/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 3/21/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 3/21/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 3/21/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 3/21/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 3/21/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 3/21/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 3/21/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 3/21/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 3/21/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 3/21/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 3/21/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 3/21/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 3/21/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 3/21/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 3/21/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 3/21/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 3/21/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 3/21/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 3/21/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
SDWIS compliance record for Gold Bar City Of
85 violations on record for WA5328300; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Washington State Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water
Nationwide peers
85 violations · 2,745 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems near this population served
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Gold Bar City Of
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