Question 1

Is Pe Ell Town Of water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Pe Ell Town Of (PWS ID: WA5366750) has 434 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 859 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Pe Ell Town Of serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Pe Ell Town Of serves 859 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Pe Ell or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 418 service connections. The operator address is listed in Pe Ell, Washington.

Question 3

What type of violations does Pe Ell Town Of have?

Accepted Answer

Pe Ell Town Of has 434 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 407 monitoring/reporting violations, and 16 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Pe Ell Town Of water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Pe Ell Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Pe Ell Town Of use?

Accepted Answer

Pe Ell Town Of uses Surface Water 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

Where does Pe Ell Town Of sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Pe Ell Town Of ranks #21,651 of 29,740 by people served, and #580 of 766 in Washington. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Pe Ell Town Of's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Pe Ell Town Of has 434 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 6% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 94% of that cohort has fewer violations than Pe Ell Town Of. 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
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	14	2021
Arsenic	MR	13	2010
Mercury	MR	13	2010
Selenium	MR	13	2010
Barium	MR	13	2010
Cadmium	MR	13	2010
Fluoride	MR	13	2010
Chromium	MR	13	2010
Antimony, Total	MR	12	2010
Beryllium, Total	MR	12	2010
Thallium, Total	MR	12	2010
CYANIDE	MR	12	2010
Nickel	MR	12	2010
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	12	2024
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	11	2010
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	11	2010
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	11	2010
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	11	2010
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	11	2010
Vinyl chloride	MR	11	2010
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	11	2010
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	11	2010
Trichloroethylene	MR	11	2010
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	11	2010
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	11	2010
Benzene	MR	11	2010
Toluene	MR	11	2010
Ethylbenzene	MR	11	2010
Styrene	MR	11	2010
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	11	2010

Pe Ell Town Of

Pe Ell Town Of standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Pe Ell Town Of

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints