Public water system · WA53FS446
ActiveKachess Campground/Cle Elum Rd
At a glance
Kachess Campground/Cle Elum Rd (PWSID WA53FS446) is an active transient non-community water system in Kittitas County, Kansas. It reports serving 542 people through 70 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
542
Service connections
70
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Kachess Campground/Cle Elum Rd compare with other water systems in Kittitas County?
By EPA's size categories, Kachess Campground/Cle Elum Rd is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Kittitas County has 8 active public water systems, and Kachess Campground/Cle Elum Rd is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 5.1 times the county average of 107 people per system, and accounts for 63% of the 857 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 Kachess Campground/Cle Elum Rd is about 3.8 times 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 Kachess Campground/Cle Elum Rd?
EPA lists Kachess Campground/Cle Elum 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. 8 of the 8 active systems in Kittitas County (100%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Kachess Campground/Cle Elum Rd have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2009 and January 2020. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Kachess Campground/Cle Elum Rd: frequently asked questions
Who runs Kachess Campground/Cle Elum Rd?
Kachess Campground/Cle Elum Rd (PWSID WA53FS446) 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 Kachess Campground/Cle Elum Rd serve?
Kachess Campground/Cle Elum Rd reports serving 542 people through 70 service connections in Kittitas County, Kansas.
Where does Kachess Campground/Cle Elum 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 Kachess Campground/Cle Elum Rd have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Kachess Campground/Cle Elum 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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Kachess Campground/Cle Elum Rd's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Kachess Campground/Cle Elum 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 Kittitas County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wish Poosh Cg/Cle Elum Rd | Kittitas | 106 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Cle Elum River Cg/Cle Elum Rd | Kittitas | 43 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Salmon La Sac Cg I/Cle Elum Rd | Kittitas | 34 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Salmon La Sac Cg E/Cle Elum Rd | Kittitas | 33 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Salmon La Sac Cg F/Cle Elum Rd | Kittitas | 33 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Salmon La Sac Cg D/Cle Elum Rd | Kittitas | 33 | 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, “Kachess Campground/Cle Elum Rd, PWSID WA53FS446, Kansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kansas/kachess-campground-cle-elum-rd-wa53fs446 (data as of October 1, 2026).