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Finley Elementary School (New)

At a glance

Finley Elementary School (New) (PWSID WA5302558) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Benton County, Washington. It reports serving 450 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

450

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDWA5302558

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served450

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeState government

Primacy agencyWA state drinking water program

City served—

StateWashington

ZIP—

CountyBenton County

How does Finley Elementary School (New) compare with other water systems in Benton County?

By EPA's size categories, Finley Elementary School (New) 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 0.2% 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Finley Elementary School (New) is roughly in line with that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Washington has 400 active non-transient non-community water systems, 8.5% 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 Finley Elementary School (New)?

EPA lists Finley Elementary School (New) as owned by a state government. 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. 5 of the 108 active systems in Benton County (4.6%) are also owned by a state government.

Does Finley Elementary School (New) have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2017 and May 2025. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2025-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2024-11-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Fluoridecode 1025	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Arseniccode 1005	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Vinyl chloridecode 2976	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Styrenecode 2996	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Arseniccode 1005	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Finley Elementary School (New): frequently asked questions

Who runs Finley Elementary School (New)?

Finley Elementary School (New) (PWSID WA5302558) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.

How many people does Finley Elementary School (New) serve?

Finley Elementary School (New) reports serving 450 people through 1 service connection in Benton County, Washington.

Where does Finley Elementary School (New) 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 Finley Elementary School (New) have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 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 Finley Elementary School (New)'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Finley Elementary School (New)'s water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Finley Elementary School (New) is a non-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, “Finley Elementary School (New), PWSID WA5302558, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/finley-elementary-school-new-wa5302558 (data as of October 1, 2026).