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Community Water System · PWS WA5364937

Outlook Community Water

Yakima, Washington 98908 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 282 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

282
People served
111
EPA violations
1
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 111 drinking-water violations at Outlook Community Water, 1% of them health-based - above the Washington per-system average.

111
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
282
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Outlook Community Water

Outlook Community Water is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 282 residents in Yakima, Washington (Yakima County) through 56 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 111 total violations for this system , of which 1 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 105 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2016.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 14 violations (MR). 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, 98 of 247 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (39.7%).

Outlook Community Water's 111 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
282
Total Violations
111
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
56
County
Yakima
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
105
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 14 2007
Lead and Copper Rule MR 11 2004
Arsenic MR 5 2008
Fluoride MR 5 2008
Mercury MR 5 2008
Selenium MR 5 2008
Chromium MR 5 2008
Barium MR 5 2008
Cadmium MR 5 2008
CYANIDE MR 4 2008
Antimony, Total MR 4 2008
Thallium, Total MR 4 2008
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2016
Nickel MR 4 2008
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 1999
Beryllium, Total MR 4 2008
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 1 2008
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 1 2008
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 2008
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 2008
Vinyl chloride MR 1 2008
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 2008
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 1 2008
Carbon tetrachloride MR 1 2008
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 1 2008
Tetrachloroethylene MR 1 2008
Benzene MR 1 2008
Toluene MR 1 2008
Styrene MR 1 2008
Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 1994

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 Outlook Community Water.

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 WA5364937 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 Outlook Community Water 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
2016 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / WA5364937 / 7000
2008 Arsenic MR 5 SDWIS / WA5364937 / 1005
2008 Fluoride MR 5 SDWIS / WA5364937 / 1025
2008 Mercury MR 5 SDWIS / WA5364937 / 1035
2008 Selenium MR 5 SDWIS / WA5364937 / 1045
2008 Chromium MR 5 SDWIS / WA5364937 / 1020
2008 Barium MR 5 SDWIS / WA5364937 / 1010
2008 Cadmium MR 5 SDWIS / WA5364937 / 1015
2008 CYANIDE MR 4 SDWIS / WA5364937 / 1024
2008 Antimony, Total MR 4 SDWIS / WA5364937 / 1074
2008 Thallium, Total MR 4 SDWIS / WA5364937 / 1085
2008 Nickel MR 4 SDWIS / WA5364937 / 1036
2008 Beryllium, Total MR 4 SDWIS / WA5364937 / 1075
2008 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 1 SDWIS / WA5364937 / 2378
2008 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 1 SDWIS / WA5364937 / 2964

How Outlook Community Water Compares

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

Metric Outlook Community Water Washington avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 111 69 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 1 4.5 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 39.7% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 282 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 Outlook Community Water water safe to drink? ▼
Outlook Community Water (PWS ID: WA5364937) has 111 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 282 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Outlook Community Water serve? ▼
Outlook Community Water serves 282 people in Yakima, Washington. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 56 service connections.
What type of violations does Outlook Community Water have? ▼
Outlook Community Water has 111 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 105 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Outlook Community Water water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Outlook Community Water under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Outlook Community Water use? ▼
Outlook Community Water 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. 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.