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RUBY CREEK - AF SURVIVAL SCHOOL

PWS ID: WA53AA050 · Fairchild AFB, Washington 99011

RUBY CREEK - AF SURVIVAL SCHOOL serves 105 people in Fairchild AFB, Washington using Groundwater water sources. It has a clean compliance record with no EPA violations recorded. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.

Water Quality Snapshot: RUBY CREEK - AF SURVIVAL SCHOOL

RUBY CREEK - AF SURVIVAL SCHOOL is a federal-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 105 residents in Fairchild AFB, Washington (Pend Oreille County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 0 total violations for this system , giving it a clean Safe Drinking Water Act compliance record.

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. RUBY CREEK - AF SURVIVAL SCHOOL's 0 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
105
Total Violations
0
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Federal
Connections
1
County
Pend Oreille
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 RUBY CREEK - AF SURVIVAL SCHOOL.

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 WA53AA050 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 RUBY CREEK - AF SURVIVAL SCHOOL under EPA-delegated authority.

Open WA regulator portal

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

How RUBY CREEK - AF SURVIVAL SCHOOL Compares

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

Metric RUBY CREEK - AF SURVIVAL SCHOOL Washington avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 0 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 105 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 RUBY CREEK - AF SURVIVAL SCHOOL water safe to drink?
RUBY CREEK - AF SURVIVAL SCHOOL (PWS ID: WA53AA050) has 0 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 105 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does RUBY CREEK - AF SURVIVAL SCHOOL serve?
RUBY CREEK - AF SURVIVAL SCHOOL serves 105 people in Fairchild AFB, Washington. It is a Federal-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does RUBY CREEK - AF SURVIVAL SCHOOL have?
RUBY CREEK - AF SURVIVAL SCHOOL has 0 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 RUBY CREEK - AF SURVIVAL SCHOOL water?
No PFAS testing data is available for RUBY CREEK - AF SURVIVAL SCHOOL under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does RUBY CREEK - AF SURVIVAL SCHOOL use?
RUBY CREEK - AF SURVIVAL SCHOOL uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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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