Public water system · WA53AC161
ActiveElk Meadows Park
At a glance
Elk Meadows Park (PWSID WA53AC161) is an active transient non-community water system in Klickitat County, Washington. It reports serving 71 people through 51 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
71
Service connections
51
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Elk Meadows Park compare with other water systems in Klickitat County?
By EPA's size categories, Elk Meadows Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Klickitat County has 51 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 432 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 22,044 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 Elk Meadows Park is about half of 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 Elk Meadows Park?
EPA lists Elk Meadows Park 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. 32 of the 51 active systems in Klickitat County (63%) are also privately owned.
Does Elk Meadows Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2011 and October 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Elk Meadows Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Elk Meadows Park?
Elk Meadows Park (PWSID WA53AC161) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Elk Meadows Park serve?
Elk Meadows Park reports serving 71 people through 51 service connections in Klickitat County, Washington.
Where does Elk Meadows Park 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 Elk Meadows Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. 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 Elk Meadows Park'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Elk Meadows Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Elk Meadows Park 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 Klickitat County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldendale City of | Klickitat | 4,314 | Community | Groundwater |
| White Salmon City of | Klickitat | 4,077 | Community | Surface water |
| Bingen Water Dept | Klickitat | 1,758 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Maryhill State Park | Klickitat | 1,133 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Glacier Springs Water Assn | Klickitat | 992 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lyle Water System | Klickitat | 938 | 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, “Elk Meadows Park, PWSID WA53AC161, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/elk-meadows-park-wa53ac161 (data as of October 1, 2026).