Public water system · WA5308940

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Buck Creek

At a glance

Buck Creek (PWSID WA5308940) is an active community water system in Pierce County, Washington. It reports serving 165 people through 16 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, 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 August 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

165

Service connections

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDWA5308940

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served165

Service connections16

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyWA state drinking water program

City served—

StateWashington

ZIP—

CountyPierce County

How does Buck Creek compare with other water systems in Pierce County?

By EPA's size categories, Buck Creek is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pierce County has 358 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,335 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,193,797 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Washington, the 4,705 active systems average 2,172 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Buck Creek is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Washington has 2,392 active community water systems, 51% of the state's 4,705 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 140 Washington systems (3%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Buck Creek?

EPA lists Buck Creek 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. 257 of the 358 active systems in Pierce County (72%) are also privately owned.

Does Buck Creek have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2023 and August 2024. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Surface Water Treatment Rule, Tetrachloroethylene, Dichloromethane and trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene. EPA lists 12 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
2024-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2023-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987	No	Resolved
2023-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Dichloromethanecode 2964	No	Resolved
2023-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979	No	Resolved
2023-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Trichloroethylenecode 2984	No	Resolved
2023-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378	No	Resolved
2023-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981	No	Resolved
2023-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968	No	Resolved
2023-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982	No	Resolved
2023-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380	No	Resolved
2023-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Chlorobenzenecode 2989	No	Resolved

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.

Buck Creek: frequently asked questions

Who runs Buck Creek?

Buck Creek (PWSID WA5308940) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.

How many people does Buck Creek serve?

Buck Creek reports serving 165 people through 16 service connections in Pierce County, Washington.

Where does Buck Creek get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Buck Creek 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 August 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 Buck Creek'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 August 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Buck Creek's water quality report?

As a community water system, Buck Creek must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Pierce County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Tacoma Water Division City of	Pierce	446,170	Community	Surface water
Puyallup City of	Pierce	94,520	Community	Purchased surface water
Lakewood Water District	Pierce	82,425	Community	Groundwater
Southwood	Pierce	64,155	Community	Purchased surface water
Bonney Lake Water Department City	Pierce	43,371	Community	Purchased surface water
Firgrove Mutual Inc.	Pierce	36,168	Community	Purchased surface water

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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, “Buck Creek, PWSID WA5308940, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/buck-creek-wa5308940 (data as of October 1, 2026).