Public water system · WA53AD096
ActiveFargher Lake Restaurant
At a glance
Fargher Lake Restaurant (PWSID WA53AD096) is an active transient non-community water system in Clark 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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
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 Fargher Lake Restaurant compare with other water systems in Clark County?
By EPA's size categories, Fargher Lake Restaurant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Clark County has 72 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 9,076 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 653,450 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 Fargher Lake 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 Fargher Lake Restaurant?
EPA lists Fargher Lake 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. 48 of the 72 active systems in Clark County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Fargher Lake Restaurant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2022 and January 2024. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Fargher Lake Restaurant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Fargher Lake Restaurant?
Fargher Lake Restaurant (PWSID WA53AD096) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Fargher Lake Restaurant serve?
Fargher Lake Restaurant reports serving 121 people through 2 service connections in Clark County, Washington.
Where does Fargher Lake 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 Fargher Lake Restaurant have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Fargher Lake 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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Fargher Lake Restaurant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Fargher Lake 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 Clark County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver City of | Clark | 373,047 | Community | Groundwater |
| Clark Public Utilities | Clark | 153,526 | Community | Groundwater |
| Camas Municipal Water Sewer System | Clark | 31,794 | Community | Groundwater |
| Battle Ground Water Dept City of | Clark | 30,237 | Community | Groundwater |
| Washougal City of | Clark | 21,441 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ridgefield Public Works | Clark | 21,225 | 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, “Fargher Lake Restaurant, PWSID WA53AD096, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/fargher-lake-restaurant-wa53ad096 (data as of October 1, 2026).