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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS WA53FS810

Salmon la Sac Cg/Cle Elum RD

Cle Elum, Washington - drinking water served from surface water sources to 212 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

212
People served
13
EPA violations
1
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 13 drinking-water violations at Salmon la Sac Cg/Cle Elum RD, 8% of them health-based - below the Washington per-system average.

13
Total EPA violations on record
8%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
212
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Salmon la Sac Cg/Cle Elum RD

Salmon la Sac Cg/Cle Elum RD is a federal-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 212 residents in Cle Elum, Washington (Kittitas County) through 49 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 13 total violations for this system , of which 1 (8%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 12 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 1999.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 3 violations (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%).

Salmon la Sac Cg/Cle Elum RD's 13 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
212
Total Violations
13
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Federal
Connections
49
County
Kittitas
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
12
Treatment Tech Violations
1

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 1994
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 1 1999
Mercury MR 1 1979
Chromium MR 1 1979
Barium MR 1 1979
Arsenic MR 1 1979
Selenium MR 1 1979
Nitrate MR 1 1979
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1979
Fluoride MR 1 1979
Cadmium MR 1 1979

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 Salmon la Sac Cg/Cle Elum RD.

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 WA53FS810 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 Salmon la Sac Cg/Cle Elum RD 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
1999 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 1 SDWIS / WA53FS810 / 0200
1994 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 SDWIS / WA53FS810 / 0200
1979 Mercury MR 1 SDWIS / WA53FS810 / 1035
1979 Chromium MR 1 SDWIS / WA53FS810 / 1020
1979 Barium MR 1 SDWIS / WA53FS810 / 1010
1979 Arsenic MR 1 SDWIS / WA53FS810 / 1005
1979 Selenium MR 1 SDWIS / WA53FS810 / 1045
1979 Nitrate MR 1 SDWIS / WA53FS810 / 1040
1979 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 SDWIS / WA53FS810 / 4000
1979 Fluoride MR 1 SDWIS / WA53FS810 / 1025
1979 Cadmium MR 1 SDWIS / WA53FS810 / 1015

How Salmon la Sac Cg/Cle Elum RD Compares

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

Metric Salmon la Sac Cg/Cle Elum RD Washington avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 13 69 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 1 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 212 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 Salmon la Sac Cg/Cle Elum RD water safe to drink? ▼
Salmon la Sac Cg/Cle Elum RD (PWS ID: WA53FS810) has 13 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 212 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Salmon la Sac Cg/Cle Elum RD serve? ▼
Salmon la Sac Cg/Cle Elum RD serves 212 people in Cle Elum, Washington. It is a Federal-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 49 service connections.
What type of violations does Salmon la Sac Cg/Cle Elum RD have? ▼
Salmon la Sac Cg/Cle Elum RD has 13 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 12 monitoring/reporting violations, and 1 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Salmon la Sac Cg/Cle Elum RD water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Salmon la Sac Cg/Cle Elum RD under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Salmon la Sac Cg/Cle Elum RD use? ▼
Salmon la Sac Cg/Cle Elum RD uses Surface Water 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.
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.