Public water system · WA5319060
ActiveDesert House Cafe & Grocery
At a glance
Desert House Cafe & Grocery (PWSID WA5319060) is an active transient non-community water system in Benton County, Washington. It reports serving 35 people through 10 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 1998.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
35
Service connections
10
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Desert House Cafe & Grocery compare with other water systems in Benton County?
By EPA's size categories, Desert House Cafe & Grocery is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Benton County has 108 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,712 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 292,896 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 Desert House Cafe & Grocery is well 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 Desert House Cafe & Grocery?
EPA lists Desert House Cafe & Grocery 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. 85 of the 108 active systems in Benton County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does Desert House Cafe & Grocery have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 1998. The violations listed here began between November 1991 and June 1998. By type: 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1992-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 3 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.
Desert House Cafe & Grocery: frequently asked questions
Who runs Desert House Cafe & Grocery?
Desert House Cafe & Grocery (PWSID WA5319060) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Desert House Cafe & Grocery serve?
Desert House Cafe & Grocery reports serving 35 people through 10 service connections in Benton County, Washington.
Where does Desert House Cafe & Grocery 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 Desert House Cafe & Grocery have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 1998. 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 Desert House Cafe & Grocery'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 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 1998. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Desert House Cafe & Grocery's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Desert House Cafe & Grocery 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 Benton County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennewick City of | Benton | 118,164 | Community | Surface water |
| Richland City of | Benton | 106,499 | Community | Surface water |
| West Richland City of | Benton | 21,231 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Prosser City of | Benton | 12,070 | Community | Groundwater |
| Energy Dept of/200w | Benton | 6,351 | Non-transient non-community | Surface water |
| Benton City Water | Benton | 5,626 | 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, “Desert House Cafe & Grocery, PWSID WA5319060, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/desert-house-cafe-grocery-wa5319060 (data as of October 1, 2026).