Community Water System · PWS WA5394900
West Richland City Of
Operator location West Richland, Washington - larger served population (> 3,309) at 18,280 people served; 63 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.
- 18,280
- People served (this PWS)
- 63
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 1
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
West Richland City Of standing, mid SDWIS violation third
18,280 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 2% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #2,929 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
West Richland City Of lands in the middle third by violation volume (63), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (18,280; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 2% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #2,929 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #89 of 766
- Population · WA
- 63
- Total EPA violations on record
- 2%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 7,009
- County
- Benton
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 1
- Monitoring Violations
- 60
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diquat | MR | 16 | 2005 |
| Picloram | MR | 6 | 2008 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 6 | 2008 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 6 | 2008 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 6 | 2008 |
| Dalapon | MR | 6 | 2008 |
| Nitrate | MR | 2 | 2021 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 1 | 2015 |
| TTHM | MR | 1 | 2020 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 1 | 1996 |
| Cadmium | MR | 1 | 1979 |
| Selenium | MR | 1 | 1979 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 1 | 1998 |
| Arsenic | MR | 1 | 1979 |
| Fluoride | MR | 1 | 1979 |
| Barium | MR | 1 | 1979 |
| Chromium | MR | 1 | 1979 |
| Mercury | MR | 1 | 1979 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 1 | 1979 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 1 | 2020 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
West Richland City Of has 63 recorded EPA violations, 63% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 37% carry more. 2% of this system's own violations are health-based (1 of 63), and it ranks #2,929 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
63 Around the middle fewer violations than 37% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 232 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFDA | 6/27/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/27/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/27/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/27/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/27/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/27/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/27/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/27/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/27/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/27/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/27/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/27/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/27/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/27/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/27/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/27/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/27/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/27/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/27/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/27/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/27/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/27/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 6/27/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 6/27/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 6/27/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 6/27/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 6/27/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 6/27/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/27/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/27/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/27/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/27/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/27/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/27/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/27/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 6/27/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/27/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/27/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/27/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/27/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 6/27/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/27/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/27/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 6/27/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/27/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/27/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/27/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/27/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 6/27/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/27/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for West Richland City Of
EPA SDWIS lists 18,280 people served and 7,009 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Washington State Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water
Nationwide peers
63 violations · 18,280 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems near this violation count
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with West Richland City Of
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