Public water system · WA5303980
ActiveBakers Pond Water Users Corp
At a glance
Bakers Pond Water Users Corp (PWSID WA5303980) is an active transient non-community water system in Garfield County, Washington. It reports serving 9 people through 47 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
9
Service connections
47
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bakers Pond Water Users Corp compare with other water systems in Garfield County?
By EPA's size categories, Bakers Pond Water Users Corp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Garfield County has 9 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 412 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 3,712 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Washington, the 4,705 active systems average 2,172 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bakers Pond Water Users Corp is well 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. Washington has 1,913 active transient non-community water systems, 41% of the state's 4,705 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,370 Washington systems (93%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bakers Pond Water Users Corp?
EPA lists Bakers Pond Water Users Corp as privately owned. 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. 4 of the 9 active systems in Garfield County (44%) are also privately owned.
Does Bakers Pond Water Users Corp have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between October 1979 and January 2025. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 9 as archived and 3 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2000-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2000-04-01 | 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 |
| 1992-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Mercurycode 1035 | No | Archived |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent 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.
Bakers Pond Water Users Corp: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bakers Pond Water Users Corp?
Bakers Pond Water Users Corp (PWSID WA5303980) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Bakers Pond Water Users Corp serve?
Bakers Pond Water Users Corp reports serving 9 people through 47 service connections in Garfield County, Washington.
Where does Bakers Pond Water Users Corp 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 Bakers Pond Water Users Corp have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. 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 Bakers Pond Water Users Corp'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bakers Pond Water Users Corp's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bakers Pond Water Users Corp 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 Garfield County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomeroy City of | Garfield | 1,395 | Community | Groundwater |
| Garfield County Fairgrounds | Garfield | 1,250 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Alpowa Summit Rest Area | Garfield | 801 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lower Granite Lock & Dam | Garfield | 120 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Usace Illia Residential Area | Garfield | 46 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hiway Trailer Court | Garfield | 36 | 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, “Bakers Pond Water Users Corp, PWSID WA5303980, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/bakers-pond-water-users-corp-wa5303980 (data as of October 1, 2026).