Public water system · WA5303063

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Fords Prairie Animal Clinic

At a glance

Fords Prairie Animal Clinic (PWSID WA5303063) is an active transient non-community water system in Lewis County, Washington. It reports serving 36 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDWA5303063

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served36

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyWA state drinking water program

City served—

StateWashington

ZIP—

CountyLewis County

How does Fords Prairie Animal Clinic compare with other water systems in Lewis County?

By EPA's size categories, Fords Prairie Animal Clinic 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 less than 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 Fords Prairie Animal Clinic 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 Fords Prairie Animal Clinic?

EPA lists Fords Prairie Animal Clinic 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 Fords Prairie Animal Clinic have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between February 2012 and January 2023. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 9 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
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2022-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2016-11-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2013-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2013-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2012-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 9 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.

Fords Prairie Animal Clinic: frequently asked questions

Who runs Fords Prairie Animal Clinic?

Fords Prairie Animal Clinic (PWSID WA5303063) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.

How many people does Fords Prairie Animal Clinic serve?

Fords Prairie Animal Clinic reports serving 36 people through 1 service connection in Lewis County, Washington.

Where does Fords Prairie Animal Clinic 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 Fords Prairie Animal Clinic have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. 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 Fords Prairie Animal Clinic'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 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Fords Prairie Animal Clinic's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Fords Prairie Animal Clinic 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, “Fords Prairie Animal Clinic, PWSID WA5303063, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/fords-prairie-animal-clinic-wa5303063 (data as of October 1, 2026).