Question 1

Is Southgate Water Company water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Southgate Water Company (PWS ID: WA5356344) has 59 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 175 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Southgate Water Company serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Southgate Water Company serves 175 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Pasco or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 83 service connections. The operator address is listed in Pasco, Washington.

Question 3

What type of violations does Southgate Water Company have?

Accepted Answer

Southgate Water Company has 59 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 54 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Southgate Water Company water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Southgate Water Company under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Southgate Water Company use?

Accepted Answer

Southgate Water Company uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

How does Southgate Water Company's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Southgate Water Company has 59 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 39% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 61% of that cohort has fewer violations than Southgate Water Company. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Diquat	MR	5	2005
Coliform (TCR)	MR	4	2006
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	3	1998
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2002
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2002
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2002
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2002
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2002
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2002
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2002
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2002
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2002
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2002
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2002
Benzene	MR	2	2002
Toluene	MR	2	2002
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2002
Styrene	MR	2	2002
Nitrate	MR	2	2015
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2002
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	1	2014
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	1	2014
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	1	1998
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	1	2016

Southgate Water Company

Southgate Water Company standing, mid SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Southgate Water Company

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems near this violation count