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Community Water System · PWS WA53AD564

Canyon Farm Camp

Pasco, Washington 99301 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 96 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

96
People served
21
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 21 drinking-water violations at Canyon Farm Camp - below the Washington per-system average.

21
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
96
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Canyon Farm Camp

Canyon Farm Camp is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 96 residents in Pasco, Washington (Franklin County) through 6 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 21 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. A further 21 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is DICHLOROMETHANE, recorded in 1 violation (MR). 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. Statewide, 98 of 247 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (39.7%).

Canyon Farm Camp's 21 violations sit below the Washington average.

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
96
Total Violations
21
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
6
County
Franklin
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
21
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 1 2019
Vinyl chloride MR 1 2019
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 1 2019
Carbon tetrachloride MR 1 2019
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 1 2019
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 1 2019
Tetrachloroethylene MR 1 2019
CHLOROBENZENE MR 1 2019
Benzene MR 1 2019
Ethylbenzene MR 1 2019
Styrene MR 1 2019
Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 2020
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 1 2019
Trichloroethylene MR 1 2019
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 1 2019
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 2019
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 2019
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 2019
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 1 2019
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 2019
Toluene MR 1 2019

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 Canyon Farm Camp.

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 WA53AD564 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 Canyon Farm Camp 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
2020 Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 SDWIS / WA53AD564 / 5000
2019 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 1 SDWIS / WA53AD564 / 2964
2019 Vinyl chloride MR 1 SDWIS / WA53AD564 / 2976
2019 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 1 SDWIS / WA53AD564 / 2980
2019 Carbon tetrachloride MR 1 SDWIS / WA53AD564 / 2982
2019 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 1 SDWIS / WA53AD564 / 2983
2019 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 1 SDWIS / WA53AD564 / 2985
2019 Tetrachloroethylene MR 1 SDWIS / WA53AD564 / 2987
2019 CHLOROBENZENE MR 1 SDWIS / WA53AD564 / 2989
2019 Benzene MR 1 SDWIS / WA53AD564 / 2990
2019 Ethylbenzene MR 1 SDWIS / WA53AD564 / 2992
2019 Styrene MR 1 SDWIS / WA53AD564 / 2996
2019 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 1 SDWIS / WA53AD564 / 2977
2019 Trichloroethylene MR 1 SDWIS / WA53AD564 / 2984
2019 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 1 SDWIS / WA53AD564 / 2378

How Canyon Farm Camp Compares

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

Metric Canyon Farm Camp Washington avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 21 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 96 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 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Canyon Farm Camp water safe to drink? ▼
Canyon Farm Camp (PWS ID: WA53AD564) has 21 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 96 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Canyon Farm Camp serve? ▼
Canyon Farm Camp serves 96 people in Pasco, Washington. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 6 service connections.
What type of violations does Canyon Farm Camp have? ▼
Canyon Farm Camp has 21 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 21 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Canyon Farm Camp water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Canyon Farm Camp under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Canyon Farm Camp use? ▼
Canyon Farm Camp uses Groundwater 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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.