Public water system · WA5307469
ActiveChewelah Peak Community Water Co.
At a glance
Chewelah Peak Community Water Co. (PWSID WA5307469) is an active transient non-community water system in Stevens County, Washington. It reports serving 52 people through 51 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
52
Service connections
51
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Chewelah Peak Community Water Co. compare with other water systems in Stevens County?
By EPA's size categories, Chewelah Peak Community Water Co. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Stevens County has 65 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 513 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 33,324 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 Chewelah Peak Community Water Co. is about 64% 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 Chewelah Peak Community Water Co.?
EPA lists Chewelah Peak Community Water Co. 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. 37 of the 65 active systems in Stevens County (57%) are also privately owned.
Does Chewelah Peak Community Water Co. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013. The violations listed here began between October 2007 and January 2013. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2010-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-04-01 | 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 |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-11-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Archived |
| 2007-10-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Archived |
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.
Chewelah Peak Community Water Co.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Chewelah Peak Community Water Co.?
Chewelah Peak Community Water Co. (PWSID WA5307469) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Chewelah Peak Community Water Co. serve?
Chewelah Peak Community Water Co. reports serving 52 people through 51 service connections in Stevens County, Washington.
Where does Chewelah Peak Community Water Co. 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 Chewelah Peak Community Water Co. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013. 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 Chewelah Peak Community Water Co.'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; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Chewelah Peak Community Water Co.'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Chewelah Peak Community Water Co. 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 Stevens County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Co PUD - Suncrest | Stevens | 7,484 | Community | Groundwater |
| Colville Water Department | Stevens | 4,945 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stevens Co PUD - Deer Lake | Stevens | 2,884 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kettle Falls Water Dept | Stevens | 2,698 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chewelah Water Dept South | Stevens | 2,615 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stevens Co PUD - Loon Lake | Stevens | 2,487 | 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, “Chewelah Peak Community Water Co., PWSID WA5307469, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/chewelah-peak-community-water-co-wa5307469 (data as of October 1, 2026).