Public water system · WA5314540

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Congdon Orchards Inc.

At a glance

Congdon Orchards Inc. (PWSID WA5314540) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Yakima County, Washington. It reports serving 136 people through 7 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016.

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

Population served

136

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDWA5314540

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served136

Service connections7

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyWA state drinking water program

City served—

StateWashington

ZIP—

CountyYakima County

How does Congdon Orchards Inc. compare with other water systems in Yakima County?

By EPA's size categories, Congdon Orchards Inc. 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Congdon Orchards Inc. is well below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Washington has 400 active non-transient non-community water systems, 8.5% 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 Congdon Orchards Inc.?

EPA lists Congdon Orchards Inc. 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 Congdon Orchards Inc. have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. The violations listed here began between December 1992 and January 2016. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 5 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
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2010-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2006-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1997-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
1997-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
1995-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1995-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1992-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived

All 10 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.

Congdon Orchards Inc.: frequently asked questions

Who runs Congdon Orchards Inc.?

Congdon Orchards Inc. (PWSID WA5314540) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.

How many people does Congdon Orchards Inc. serve?

Congdon Orchards Inc. reports serving 136 people through 7 service connections in Yakima County, Washington.

Where does Congdon Orchards Inc. 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 Congdon Orchards Inc. have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. 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 Congdon Orchards Inc.'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 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Congdon Orchards Inc.'s water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Congdon Orchards Inc. is a non-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, “Congdon Orchards Inc., PWSID WA5314540, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/congdon-orchards-inc-wa5314540 (data as of October 1, 2026).