Public water system · WA5306217
ActiveCountry House Restaurant
At a glance
Country House Restaurant (PWSID WA5306217) is an active transient non-community water system in Lewis County, Washington. It reports serving 121 people through 2 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 November 1997.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
121
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Country House Restaurant compare with other water systems in Lewis County?
By EPA's size categories, Country House Restaurant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lewis County has 166 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 537 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 89,186 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 Country House Restaurant is about 16% 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 Country House Restaurant?
EPA lists Country House Restaurant 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. 117 of the 166 active systems in Lewis County (70%) are also privately owned.
Does Country House Restaurant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in November 1997. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Country House Restaurant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Country House Restaurant?
Country House Restaurant (PWSID WA5306217) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Country House Restaurant serve?
Country House Restaurant reports serving 121 people through 2 service connections in Lewis County, Washington.
Where does Country House Restaurant 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 Country House Restaurant 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 November 1997. 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 Country House Restaurant'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in November 1997. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Country House Restaurant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Country House Restaurant 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 Lewis County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia Public Works - Water | Lewis | 28,164 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chehalis Water Department | Lewis | 11,718 | Community | Surface water |
| Winlock City of | Lewis | 3,502 | Community | Groundwater |
| Napavine City of | Lewis | 3,095 | Community | Groundwater |
| Boistfort Valley | Lewis | 2,389 | Community | Surface water |
| Morton City of | Lewis | 2,147 | Community | 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, “Country House Restaurant, PWSID WA5306217, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/country-house-restaurant-wa5306217 (data as of October 1, 2026).