Public water system · WA53SP050
ActiveBeacon Rock State Park 1
At a glance
Beacon Rock State Park 1 (PWSID WA53SP050) is an active transient non-community water system in Skamania County, Washington. It reports serving 1,375 people through 21 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,375
Service connections
21
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Beacon Rock State Park 1 compare with other water systems in Skamania County?
By EPA's size categories, Beacon Rock State Park 1 is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Skamania County has 56 active public water systems, and Beacon Rock State Park 1 is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 4.1 times the county average of 335 people per system, and accounts for 7.3% of the 18,736 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 Beacon Rock State Park 1 is about 9.6 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. 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 Beacon Rock State Park 1?
EPA lists Beacon Rock State Park 1 as owned by a state 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. 4 of the 56 active systems in Skamania County (7.1%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Beacon Rock State Park 1 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2021. The violations listed here began between November 1999 and May 2021. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-01 | 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 |
| 2019-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-11-01 | 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.
Beacon Rock State Park 1: frequently asked questions
Who runs Beacon Rock State Park 1?
Beacon Rock State Park 1 (PWSID WA53SP050) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Beacon Rock State Park 1 serve?
Beacon Rock State Park 1 reports serving 1,375 people through 21 service connections in Skamania County, Washington.
Where does Beacon Rock State Park 1 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 Beacon Rock State Park 1 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2021. 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 Beacon Rock State Park 1'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 May 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Beacon Rock State Park 1's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Beacon Rock State Park 1 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 Skamania County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenson Water Dept | Skamania | 4,702 | Community | Surface water |
| Carson | Skamania | 3,015 | Community | Surface water |
| Johnston Ridge Observatory | Skamania | 2,506 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| North Bonneville City of | Skamania | 1,048 | Community | Groundwater |
| Underwood | Skamania | 1,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cape Horn Skye Grade School | Skamania | 610 | Non-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, “Beacon Rock State Park 1, PWSID WA53SP050, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/beacon-rock-state-park-1-wa53sp050 (data as of October 1, 2026).