Public water system · WA53AB548
ActiveCougar Campers
At a glance
Cougar Campers (PWSID WA53AB548) is an active community water system in Grant County, Washington. It reports serving 44 people through 43 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
44
Service connections
43
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Cougar Campers compare with other water systems in Grant County?
By EPA's size categories, Cougar Campers is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Grant County has 265 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 543 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 143,944 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 Cougar Campers 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. 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 Cougar Campers?
EPA lists Cougar Campers 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. 227 of the 265 active systems in Grant County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Cougar Campers have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2008. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Diquat. EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Diquatcode 2032 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Cougar Campers: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cougar Campers?
Cougar Campers (PWSID WA53AB548) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Cougar Campers serve?
Cougar Campers reports serving 44 people through 43 service connections in Grant County, Washington.
Where does Cougar Campers 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 Cougar Campers have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2008. 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 Cougar Campers' 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2008. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cougar Campers' water quality report?
As a community water system, Cougar Campers 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 Grant County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Lake City of | Grant | 32,428 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gorge Amphitheatre | Grant | 25,119 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ephrata Water Department | Grant | 8,718 | Community | Groundwater |
| Quincy Water Department City of | Grant | 8,415 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mattawa City of | Grant | 5,370 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sun Lakes State Park | Grant | 4,858 | 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, “Cougar Campers, PWSID WA53AB548, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/cougar-campers-wa53ab548 (data as of October 1, 2026).