A Red operating permit category indicates that the water system is inadequate. This could result in building permits, on-site sewage disposal permits, food service permits, liquor licenses and other permits or licenses being denied for properties connected to or to be connected to the water system. In addition, lending institutions may choose not to finance loans associated with these properties.
The following water systems are currently operating under a Red permit. Listed in date order, newest to oldest.
System Name: Liars Cove
Date Issued: 04/08/2024
County: Okanogan
WSID: 47095
Water System Type: Transient Non-Community
Water System Characteristic: Recreational
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 30
Reason: Failure to comply with certified operator requirement due to state significant non complier.
System Name: Chico Heights Community
Date Issued: 04/08/2024
County: Kitsap
WSID: 24042
Water System Type: Community
Water System Characteristic: Residential
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 30
Reason: Failure to comply with the certified operator requirement.
System Name: Sunset Development Comm Club
Date Issued: 03/11/2024
County: Island
WSID: 86075 1
Water System Type: Community
Water System Characteristic: Residential
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 92
Reason: Failure to obtain required certified operator.
System Name: Martin Creek Community Assn
Date Issued: 01/29/2024
County: Ferry
WSID: 51877
Water System Type: Community
Water System Characteristic: Residential community
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 101
Reason: Out of compliance with fluoride MCL and previous NCV to remediate high fluoride.
System Name: Lakeview Terrace
Date Issued: 10/24/2023
County: Island
WSID: 45364E
Water System Type: Community
Water System Characteristic: Residential
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 140
Reason: System has been classified as a state significant non-complier (SSNC) with drinking water regulations and the violation(s) have not been addressed.
System Name: Marble Water System
Date Issued: 10/10/2023
County: Stevens
WSID: 01649
Water System Type: Community
Water System Characteristic: Community water system.
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 94
Reason: Unapproved drinking water sources. Confirmed E. coli MCL violation.
System Name: Pend Orielle Bible Camp
Date Issued: 09/05/2023
County: Pend Orielle
WSID: 07459 W
Water System Type: Transient Non-community
Water System Characteristic: Recreational
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 65
Reason: State significant non-complier for lack of required certified operator.
System Name: Bear Creek Store
Date Issued: 07/13/2023
County: Mason
WSID: 050725
Water System Type: Transient Non-community
Water System Characteristic: Store
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 32
Reason: Red operating permit and Order to Correct Violation issued after purveyor violated Surface Water Treatment Rule by failing to complete a GWI (ground water under the direct influence of surface water) evaluation.
System Name: Tiger Mtn Tracts
Date Issued: 03/31/2023
County: King
WSID: 88315
Water System Type: Community
Water System Characteristic: Residential
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 30
Reason: State Significant Non-Complier System for failure to monitor Lead and Copper and IOC.
System Name: Blue Fox Drive In
Date Issued: 02/02/2023
County: Island
WSID: 07510B
Water System Type: Transient Non-community
Water System Characteristic: Residential, Commercial, Food Service/Food Permit
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 108
Reason: System has been classified as a state significant non-complier (SSNC) with drinking water regulations and the violation(s) have not been addressed.
System Name: Evergreen Mobile Homeowners Co-Op
Date Issued: 02/01/2023
County: Mason
WSID: 24154
Water System Type: Community
Water System Characteristic: Residential
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 110
Reason: The system was designated as a State Significant Non-Complier (SSNC) and issued an Order to Correct Violation (OCV) for treatment technique violations (TTV) of the Disinfection Treatment Rule.
System Name: Hi Point Housing
Date Issued: 09/09/2022
County: Franklin
WSID: AD259
Water System Type: Community
Water System Characteristic: Farmworker housing
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 96
Reason: System exceeding arsenic MCL. Failure to follow through with arsenic remediation.
System Name: Smith Road Water Association
Date Issued: 07/01/2022
County: Whatcom
WSID: 80550 6
Water System Type: Community
Water System Characteristic: Residential Association
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 74
Reason: State significant non complier due to lack of required certified operator.
System Name: Panorama Mobile Home Park
Date Issued: 02/09/2022
County: Stevens
WSID: 02328
Water System Type: Community
Water System Characteristic: Small mobile home park.
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 150
Reason: Out of compliance with OCV to address Sanitary Survey significant deficiencies including installation of a source sample tap and submitting source approval documents.
System Name: Red Rock Saloon
Date Issued: 11/29/2021
County: Okanogan
WSID: 27724 0
Water System Type: Transient Non-community
Water System Characteristic: Commercial, Food Service, Lodging
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 80
Reason: System is a state significant non-complier with the certified operator requirement and issued an Order to Correct Violation.
System Name: Red Rock Saloon
Date Issued: 03/06/2020
County: Okanogan
WSID: 27724
Water System Type: Transient Non-community
Water System Characteristic: Restaurant and Bar
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 100
Reason: System has failed to take provide a plan for remediating their compromised sanitary control area.
System Name: Sit N Bull Saloon
Date Issued: 03/06/2020
County: Okanogan
WSID: 38740
Water System Type: Transient Non-community
Water System Characteristic: Restaurant and Bar and one residence
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 74
Reason: System has failed to provide a plan to remediate the sompromised sanitary control area.
System Name: Red Gate Mobile Home Park
Date Issued: 08/13/2019
County: Pierce
WSID: 71614C
Water System Type: Community
Water System Characteristic: Residential community
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 23
Reason: System is in violation of a bilateral compliance agreement and has to meet water quality standards for disinfection byproducts.
System Name: Andrus Water System
Date Issued: 08/08/2019
County: Spokane
WSID: 26280
Water System Type: Transient Non-community
Water System Characteristic: Agricultural
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 38
Reason: System has had numerous coliform monitoring violations and has not met the certified operator requirement.
System Name: Beachwood Resort
Date Issued: 04/04/2019
County: Grays Harbor
WSID: 04978 B
Water System Type: Transient Non-community
Water System Characteristic: Condominium Resort with 2 full time residential connections and 20 part time residential units.
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 40
Reason: System has not addressed the sanitary control area mitigation as directed. The system must engineer and install CT6 disinfection.
System Name: North Fork Timber Shop
Date Issued: 12/14/2018
County: Lewis
WSID: 07118 Y
Water System Type: Transient Non-community
Water System Characteristic: Transient population- employees who work for Timber Company
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 35
Reason: System in violation of BCA to hook to approved public water system. Well in pit in middle of industrial shop for logging industry business.
System Name: Bullman Beach
Date Issued: 11/08/2018
County: Clallam
WSID: 09200 U
Water System Type: Transient Non-community
Water System Characteristic: Residential and vacation homes. 2 transient accommodation connections
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 27
Reason: Systems new source exceeded secondary maximum contaminant levels for iron, manganese and chloride. The emergency source which is considered surface water was reconnected and does not have proper treatment. Treatment technique violations are accruing.
System Name: Rivers Edge Lodge
Date Issued: 08/16/2018
County: Chelan
WSID: 72821
Water System Type: Transient Non-community
Water System Characteristic: Homes and transient accommodations
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 44
Reason: System is out of compliance with the notice of violation for the requirement to mitigate The Maximum Contaminant Level for nitrate in the drinking water.
System Name: Reed Ranch Road Water
Date Issued: 06/30/2017
County: King
WSID: 11985W
Water System Type: Community
Water System Characteristic: Residential
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 36
Reason: System is a state significant non-complier, has not signed a compliance agreement with the Department and the violations have not been addressed.
System Name: Coxville Water Association #1
Date Issued: 03/20/2017
County: Benton
WSID: 02777
Water System Type: Community
Water System Characteristic: Residential
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 52
Reason: System is a State Significant Non-Complier for being out of compliance with a Notice of Violation that was crafted to address the exceedance of the maximum contaminant levels for nitrate.