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Community Water System · PWS WA5364300

Orient Water Company

Republic, Washington 99166 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 167 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

167
People served
742
EPA violations
270
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 742 drinking-water violations at Orient Water Company, 36% of them health-based - above the Washington per-system average.

742
Total EPA violations on record
36%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
167
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Orient Water Company

Orient Water Company is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 167 residents in Republic, Washington (Ferry County) through 53 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 742 total violations for this system , of which 270 (36%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 459 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 Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 235 violations (TT, health-based). 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, 66 of 247 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (26.7%).

Orient Water Company's 742 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
167
Total Violations
742
Health-Based Violations
270
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
53
County
Ferry
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
34
Monitoring Violations
459
Treatment Tech Violations
236

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 235 2024
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 72 2023
Coliform (TCR) MR 67 2012
Coliform (TCR) MCL 21 2013
Nitrate MR 16 2010
Fluoride MR 13 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 13 2022
Arsenic MR 12 2011
Chromium MR 12 2011
CYANIDE MR 12 2011
Selenium MR 12 2011
Barium MR 12 2011
Cadmium MR 12 2011
Nickel MR 12 2011
Beryllium, Total MR 12 2011
Thallium, Total MR 12 2011
Mercury MR 12 2011
Antimony, Total MR 12 2011
Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 2007
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 7 2025
TTHM MCL 6 2025
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 5 2010
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 5 2010
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 5 2010
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 5 2010
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 5 2010
Tetrachloroethylene MR 5 2010
CHLOROBENZENE MR 5 2010
Benzene MR 5 2010
Styrene MR 5 2010

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 Orient 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 WA5364300 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 Orient 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 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 7 SDWIS / WA5364300 / 2456
2025 TTHM MCL 6 SDWIS / WA5364300 / 2950
2025 Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 1 SDWIS / WA5364300 / 0800
2024 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 235 SDWIS / WA5364300 / 0200
2023 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 72 SDWIS / WA5364300 / 0200
2023 Fluoride MR 13 SDWIS / WA5364300 / 1025
2023 Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 1 SDWIS / WA5364300 / 0800
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 13 SDWIS / WA5364300 / 8000
2022 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / WA5364300 / 7000
2022 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / WA5364300 / 2950
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 SDWIS / WA5364300 / 2456
2013 Coliform (TCR) MCL 21 SDWIS / WA5364300 / 3100
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 67 SDWIS / WA5364300 / 3100
2011 Arsenic MR 12 SDWIS / WA5364300 / 1005
2011 Chromium MR 12 SDWIS / WA5364300 / 1020

How Orient Water Company Compares

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

Metric Orient Water Company Washington avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 742 69 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 270 4.5 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 26.7% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 167 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 Orient Water Company water safe to drink? ▼
Orient Water Company (PWS ID: WA5364300) has 742 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 167 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Orient Water Company serve? ▼
Orient Water Company serves 167 people in Republic, Washington. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 53 service connections.
What type of violations does Orient Water Company have? ▼
Orient Water Company has 742 total violations: 270 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 459 monitoring/reporting violations, and 236 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Orient Water Company water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Orient Water Company under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Orient Water Company use? ▼
Orient Water Company uses Surface Water 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.