Public water system · WA53AD286
ActiveBrays Farmworker Housing
At a glance
Brays Farmworker Housing (PWSID WA53AD286) is an active transient non-community water system in Douglas County, Washington. It reports serving 33 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
33
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Brays Farmworker Housing compare with other water systems in Douglas County?
By EPA's size categories, Brays Farmworker Housing is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Douglas County has 46 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 886 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 40,758 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 Brays Farmworker Housing 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 Brays Farmworker Housing?
EPA lists Brays Farmworker Housing 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. 31 of the 46 active systems in Douglas County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Brays Farmworker Housing have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2021 and October 2024. By type: 3 monitoring and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Brays Farmworker Housing: frequently asked questions
Who runs Brays Farmworker Housing?
Brays Farmworker Housing (PWSID WA53AD286) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Brays Farmworker Housing serve?
Brays Farmworker Housing reports serving 33 people through 5 service connections in Douglas County, Washington.
Where does Brays Farmworker Housing 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 Brays Farmworker Housing have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. 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 Brays Farmworker Housing'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Brays Farmworker Housing's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Brays Farmworker Housing 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 Douglas County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Wenatchee Water District | Douglas | 26,519 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Rock Island Water Dept City of | Douglas | 3,226 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bridgeport City of | Douglas | 2,214 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waterville Town of | Douglas | 1,140 | Community | Groundwater |
| Daroga State Park North | Douglas | 849 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Sun Cove Public Water System | Douglas | 716 | 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, “Brays Farmworker Housing, PWSID WA53AD286, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/brays-farmworker-housing-wa53ad286 (data as of October 1, 2026).