Public water system · WA53SP104
ActiveCama Beach State Park
At a glance
Cama Beach State Park (PWSID WA53SP104) is an active transient non-community water system in Island County, Washington. It reports serving 306 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
306
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cama Beach State Park compare with other water systems in Island County?
By EPA's size categories, Cama Beach State Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Island County has 307 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 335 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 102,977 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 Cama Beach State Park is about twice 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 Cama Beach State Park?
EPA lists Cama Beach State Park 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. 5 of the 307 active systems in Island County (1.6%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Cama Beach State Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between June 2018 and January 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2022-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-11-01 | 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 |
| 2018-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 7 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.
Cama Beach State Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cama Beach State Park?
Cama Beach State Park (PWSID WA53SP104) 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 Cama Beach State Park serve?
Cama Beach State Park reports serving 306 people through 4 service connections in Island County, Washington.
Where does Cama Beach State Park 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 Cama Beach State Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 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 Cama Beach State Park'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 7 violations for this system; 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 Cama Beach State Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cama Beach State Park 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 Island County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Harbor City of | Island | 23,675 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Naval Air Station/Whidbey Island | Island | 16,595 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Coupeville Town of | Island | 4,142 | Community | Groundwater |
| Camano Water Association | Island | 2,592 | Community | Groundwater |
| Clinton Water District | Island | 1,980 | Community | Groundwater |
| Camano Island State Park | Island | 1,718 | 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, “Cama Beach State Park, PWSID WA53SP104, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/cama-beach-state-park-wa53sp104 (data as of October 1, 2026).