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Honeybear Growers

PWS ID: WA53AB710 · Tonasket, Washington 98855-9433

Honeybear Growers serves 161 people in Tonasket, Washington using Groundwater water sources. It has 130 recorded EPA violations, including 12 health-based violations. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.

Water Quality Snapshot: Honeybear Growers

Honeybear Growers is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 161 residents in Tonasket, Washington (Okanogan County) through 3 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 130 total violations for this system , of which 12 (9%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 118 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 12 violations (MCL, health-based). 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. Honeybear Growers's 130 violations sit above 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
161
Total Violations
130
Health-Based Violations
12
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
3
County
Okanogan
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
12
Monitoring Violations
118
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MCL 12 2007
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 10 2007
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 10 2007
Diquat MR 9 2007
Nitrate MR 7 2009
2,4,5-TP MR 5 2020
Dalapon MR 5 2020
Picloram MR 5 2020
Dinoseb MR 5 2020
Pentachlorophenol MR 5 2020
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2022
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2022
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2022
Vinyl chloride MR 2 2022
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2022
Trichloroethylene MR 2 2022
Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 2022
Benzene MR 2 2022
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 2022
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 2022
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 2022
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 2 2022
Ethylbenzene MR 2 2022
Styrene MR 2 2022
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 2022
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 2022
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2022
CHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2022
Toluene MR 2 2022
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 2022

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 Honeybear Growers.

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 WA53AB710 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 Honeybear Growers 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
2022 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / WA53AB710 / 2380
2022 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / WA53AB710 / 2968
2022 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / WA53AB710 / 2969
2022 Vinyl chloride MR 2 SDWIS / WA53AB710 / 2976
2022 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / WA53AB710 / 2979
2022 Trichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / WA53AB710 / 2984
2022 Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / WA53AB710 / 2987
2022 Benzene MR 2 SDWIS / WA53AB710 / 2990
2022 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / WA53AB710 / 2980
2022 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / WA53AB710 / 2981
2022 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 SDWIS / WA53AB710 / 2983
2022 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / WA53AB710 / 2985
2022 Ethylbenzene MR 2 SDWIS / WA53AB710 / 2992
2022 Styrene MR 2 SDWIS / WA53AB710 / 2996
2022 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / WA53AB710 / 2378

How Honeybear Growers Compares

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

Metric Honeybear Growers Washington avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 130 69 SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 12 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 161 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 Honeybear Growers water safe to drink? ▼
Honeybear Growers (PWS ID: WA53AB710) has 130 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 161 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Honeybear Growers serve? ▼
Honeybear Growers serves 161 people in Tonasket, Washington. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 3 service connections.
What type of violations does Honeybear Growers have? ▼
Honeybear Growers has 130 total violations: 12 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 118 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Honeybear Growers water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Honeybear Growers under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Honeybear Growers use? ▼
Honeybear Growers uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
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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