The water systems listed below were issued a red operating permit, civil penalty order, or are under receivership due to being significantly out of compliance with drinking water regulations.
A red operating permit indicates the water system is inadequate. This could result in building permits, onsite 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.
A civil penalty order is a monetary penalty issued against one or more water system purveyors due to continued failure to bring a water system back into compliance.
Receivership is the legal process of removing operational and management control from a purveyor. Cases that result in receivership may include, but are not limited to, the purveyor’s abandonment of the water system, an imminent threat to public health, or other non-compliance for which ODW believes a change in ownership of the water system is necessary to resolve non-compliance. Additional information about receivership can be found on Receivership for Drinking Water Systems.
System Name: Faranda Water Association
Date Issued: 3/13/2025
County: Island
WSID: 24643 N
Water System Type: Community
Water System Characteristic: Residential
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 28
Reason: Significant non complier for failure to obtain required certified operator.
System Name: Beaver Valley General Store
Date Issued: 3/5/2025
County: Jefferson
WSID: 40701 J
Water System Type: Transient Non-Community
Water System Characteristic: Commercial and Industrial
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 335
Reason: Significant non complier for failure to obtain required certified operator.
System Name: Sagedale Apartments
Date Issued: 01/21/2025
County: Grant
WSID: AC812 P
Water System Type: Community
Water System Characteristic: Residential
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 40
Reason: Significant non complier for failure to obtain required certified operator.
System Name: Salkum Water Supply
Date Issued: 03/30/2023
County: Lewis
WSID: 75550
Water System Type: Community
Water System Characteristic: Residential
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 76
Reason: The system was issued a red operating permit for failure to provide corrosion control treatment after exceeding the maximum contamination level (MCL) for lead.
System Name: Country Cabins Motel & RV Park
Date Issued: 09/24/2024
County: Lewis
WSID: 96357
Water System Type: Transient Non-community
Water System Characteristic: Transient; rental cabins and RV sites
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 29
Reason: The system was issued a red permit for repeated failure to collect coliform samples as required by the Revised Total Coliform Rule.
System Name: Kelley Crest
Date Issued: 09/18/2024
County: Cowlitz
WSID: 29441
Water System Type: Community
Water System Characteristic: Residential
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 45
Reason: The system became a State Significant Non-Complier (SSNC) and was issued an Order to Correct Violation (OCV) for treatment technique violations (TTV) of the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR). Failed to install corrosion control treatment after lead exceedances.
System Name: Arden 1 Stop
Date Issued: 08/27/2024
County: Stevens
WSID: AD007
Water System Type: Transient Non-community
Water System Characteristic: Gas station and convenience store
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 106
Reason: System issued a Red operating permit for failure to complete mitigation to protect the sanitary control area around their well.
System Name: Calvary Baptist Church
Date Issued: 05/24/2024
County: Pierce
WSID: 35714M
Water System Type: Transient Non-Community
Water System Characteristic: Church, Sunday School, Residential
Total Daily Population Served is up to: 52
Reason: Red operating permit issued. 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: 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: Red operating permit issued for being out of compliance with an Order to Correct Violation to remediate elevated fluoride.
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: Red Operating permit issued. Unapproved drinking water sources. Confirmed E. coli MCL violation.
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 issued Red Operating permit for failure to follow through with arsenic remediation.
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: Red Operating permit issued. 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: Red Operating permit issued. 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: Red Operating permit issued. System has failed to provide a plan to remediate the compromised 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: Red operating permit issued. 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: 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: This system was issued a red operating permit for inadequate surface water treatment. Bullman Beach is now in receivership and is required to install an approved surface water treatment system.
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: Red operating permit issued. System is a state significant non-complier, has not signed a compliance agreement with the Department and the violations have not been addressed.