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Nitrate violations in Washington

452 active public water systems in Washington had a Nitrate violation in the past three years, 15 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Nitrate is and why it matters.

Health effects: Methemoglobinemia in infants under 6 months: gut bacteria convert nitrate to nitrite, which blocks oxygen transport in blood. Pregnant women should also take precautions. Chronic adult exposure at elevated levels may increase cancer risk.

Systems with a Nitrate violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Lakewood Community
Mason County
45 2 0
Vicente Farms & Sons Enterprise
Whatcom County
45 2 0
Flying H Youth Ranch
Yakima County
44 3 0
Grunewald Guild
Chelan County
44 2 0
Olympic Trails Water Supply
Mason County
44 1 0
Chabad Jewish Discovery Center
Thurston County
43 2 0
Chattaroy Springs Water Assn
Spokane County
43 2 1
Lds Church (belfair Building)
Mason County
43 1 0
Big Toe Salvage
Benton County
42 2 0
Darrington Water Association
Snohomish County
42 4 1
MR Qwiks Country Store
Franklin County
42 2 0
Sravasti Abbey Water System
Pend Oreille County
42 1 0
Twin Lakes Hud
Nespelem · County
42 8 1
Spee-Bi-Dah
Snohomish County
41 1 0
Afc Ranch 7
Douglas County
40 1 0
Tieton Orchards North
Yakima County
40 2 0
Good Neighbors Water Assn
Benton County
40 1 0
Tula Young Hastings Farm Wsu
Whitman County
40 2 0
Www 1
Chelan County
40 2 0
Lakebay Community Church
Pierce County
38 1 0
Seawest Water System
Island County
38 2 0
Wind River Admin Site
Skamania County
38 2 0
Willow Bay Resort INC
Stevens County
37 1 0
Clayton Orchards Housing
Douglas County
36 2 0
Fords Prairie Animal Clinic
Lewis County
36 1 0
Hiway Trailer Court
Garfield County
36 2 0
Noor Energy Inc
Whatcom County
36 2 0
Solar Pines Water Assn
Stevens County
36 2 0
Casia Lodge & Ranch
Okanogan County
35 2 0
Green Acres Day Care
Snohomish County
35 1 0
Maple Hill Park
Island County
35 4 0
Sleepy Hollow Apts
Spokane County
35 4 0
Spectacle Lake Resort
Okanogan County
35 1 0
Tokeland CO OP
Pacific County
35 1 0
Wecoma Shores Water System
San Juan County
35 2 0
Fpl Energy Vansycle
Walla Walla County
34 2 0
Offut Lake Resort
Thurston County
34 1 0
Rockport State Park
Skagit County
34 1 0
Salmon la Sac CG I/cle Elum RD
Kittitas County
34 1 0
Timberland Library Salkum
Lewis County
34 2 0
Ballard Resort
Grant County
33 1 0
Jmt Elk
Spokane County
33 1 0
Mineral School
Lewis County
33 2 0
Panther Campground HP 2b
Skamania County
33 2 0
Baileys Feed Store
Thurston County
32 2 0
Bear Creek Store
Mason County
32 2 0
Big Barn Brewing
Spokane County
32 2 0
Georgetown Water Association
Island County
32 5 0
Lost Lake Campgound
Okanogan County
32 2 0
Rubys on Silver Lake
Spokane County
31 2 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Nitrate, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Nitrate alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Washington records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.