Public water system · WA53AD785
ActiveBorton - Bowtie Camp
At a glance
Borton - Bowtie Camp (PWSID WA53AD785) is an active transient non-community water system in Yakima County, Washington. It reports serving 96 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in August 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
96
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Borton - Bowtie Camp compare with other water systems in Yakima County?
By EPA's size categories, Borton - Bowtie Camp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Yakima County has 217 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,230 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 266,832 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 Borton - Bowtie Camp is about 33% 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 Borton - Bowtie Camp?
EPA lists Borton - Bowtie Camp 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. 182 of the 217 active systems in Yakima County (84%) are also privately owned.
Does Borton - Bowtie Camp have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in August 2019. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Borton - Bowtie Camp: frequently asked questions
Who runs Borton - Bowtie Camp?
Borton - Bowtie Camp (PWSID WA53AD785) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Borton - Bowtie Camp serve?
Borton - Bowtie Camp reports serving 96 people through 4 service connections in Yakima County, Washington.
Where does Borton - Bowtie Camp 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 Borton - Bowtie Camp have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in August 2019. 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 Borton - Bowtie Camp'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in August 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Borton - Bowtie Camp's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Borton - Bowtie Camp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakima Water Division City of | Yakima | 112,858 | Community | Surface water |
| Nob Hill Water Association | Yakima | 38,050 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sunnyside City of | Yakima | 17,194 | Community | Groundwater |
| Grandview City of | Yakima | 11,010 | Community | Groundwater |
| Selah City of | Yakima | 9,331 | Community | Groundwater |
| Toppenish Water Department | Yakima | 8,950 | 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, “Borton - Bowtie Camp, PWSID WA53AD785, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/borton-bowtie-camp-wa53ad785 (data as of October 1, 2026).