Public water system · WA53FS394
ActiveIndian Creek - Naches Rd
At a glance
Indian Creek - Naches Rd (PWSID WA53FS394) is an active transient non-community water system in Yakima County, Kansas. It reports serving 91 people through 14 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
91
Service connections
14
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Indian Creek - Naches Rd compare with other water systems in Yakima County?
By EPA's size categories, Indian Creek - Naches Rd is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Yakima County has 2 active public water systems, and Indian Creek - Naches Rd is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 41% above the county average of 65 people per system, and accounts for 71% of the 129 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Kansas, the 1,041 active systems average 2,800 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Indian Creek - Naches Rd is about 37% below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Kansas has 138 active transient non-community water systems, 13% of the state's 1,041 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 587 Kansas systems (56%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Indian Creek - Naches Rd?
EPA lists Indian Creek - Naches Rd as owned by the federal government. The WA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 2 of the 2 active systems in Yakima County (100%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Indian Creek - Naches Rd have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020. The violations listed here began between January 1999 and August 2020. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 4 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2000-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2000-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 8 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Indian Creek - Naches Rd: frequently asked questions
Who runs Indian Creek - Naches Rd?
Indian Creek - Naches Rd (PWSID WA53FS394) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Indian Creek - Naches Rd serve?
Indian Creek - Naches Rd reports serving 91 people through 14 service connections in Yakima County, Kansas.
Where does Indian Creek - Naches Rd get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Indian Creek - Naches Rd have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Indian Creek - Naches Rd's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Indian Creek - Naches Rd's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Indian Creek - Naches Rd is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Yakima County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawmill Flat/Naches Rd | Yakima | 38 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Indian Creek - Naches Rd, PWSID WA53FS394, Kansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kansas/indian-creek-naches-rd-wa53fs394 (data as of October 1, 2026).