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SOUTH OTHELLO WATER USERS

PWS ID: WA5382200 · Othello, Washington 99344

SOUTH OTHELLO WATER USERS serves 35 people in Othello, Washington using unknown water sources. It has 1 recorded EPA violations, including 0 health-based violations. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.

Water Quality Snapshot: SOUTH OTHELLO WATER USERS

SOUTH OTHELLO WATER USERS is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 35 residents in Othello, Washington (Adams County) through 13 service connections. Its water is drawn from an unspecified sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed.

No specific contaminant violations have been recorded in EPA's detailed violation register for this system. 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. SOUTH OTHELLO WATER USERS's 1 violations sit below the Washington average. Statewide, 98 of 247 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (39.7%). 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
35
Total Violations
1
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Unknown

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
13
County
Adams
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
0
Treatment Tech Violations
0

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 SOUTH OTHELLO WATER USERS.

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 WA5382200 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 SOUTH OTHELLO WATER USERS under EPA-delegated authority.

Open WA regulator portal

Source: Washington State Department of Health — Office of Drinking Water

How SOUTH OTHELLO WATER USERS Compares

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

Metric SOUTH OTHELLO WATER USERS Washington avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1 69 SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 35 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
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is SOUTH OTHELLO WATER USERS water safe to drink?
SOUTH OTHELLO WATER USERS (PWS ID: WA5382200) has 1 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 35 people using unknown sources.
How many people does SOUTH OTHELLO WATER USERS serve?
SOUTH OTHELLO WATER USERS serves 35 people in Othello, Washington. It is a Private-owned system using unknown water sources with 13 service connections.
What type of violations does SOUTH OTHELLO WATER USERS have?
SOUTH OTHELLO WATER USERS has 1 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 0 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in SOUTH OTHELLO WATER USERS water?
No PFAS testing data is available for SOUTH OTHELLO WATER USERS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does SOUTH OTHELLO WATER USERS use?
SOUTH OTHELLO WATER USERS uses unknown 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.

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Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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