Public water system · WA53NP280
ActiveFort Spokane Campground
At a glance
Fort Spokane Campground (PWSID WA53NP280) is an active transient non-community water system in Lincoln County, Washington. It reports serving 1,436 people through 58 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,436
Service connections
58
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Fort Spokane Campground compare with other water systems in Lincoln County?
By EPA's size categories, Fort Spokane Campground is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Lincoln County has 33 active public water systems, and Fort Spokane Campground is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 171% above the county average of 530 people per system, and accounts for 8.2% of the 17,490 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 Fort Spokane Campground is about 10 times 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 Fort Spokane Campground?
EPA lists Fort Spokane Campground as owned by the federal 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. 4 of the 33 active systems in Lincoln County (12%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Fort Spokane Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. The violations listed here began between June 2006 and January 2020. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (6 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 7 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.
Fort Spokane Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Fort Spokane Campground?
Fort Spokane Campground (PWSID WA53NP280) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Fort Spokane Campground serve?
Fort Spokane Campground reports serving 1,436 people through 58 service connections in Lincoln County, Washington.
Where does Fort Spokane Campground 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 Fort Spokane Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. 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 Fort Spokane Campground'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 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Fort Spokane Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Fort Spokane Campground 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 Lincoln County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprague Lake Eb Rest Area | Lincoln | 2,286 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Davenport Water Division | Lincoln | 1,750 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sprague Lake Wb Rest Area | Lincoln | 1,736 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Reardan Town of | Lincoln | 1,418 | Community | Groundwater |
| Spring Canyon Campground | Lincoln | 1,043 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Wilbur Town of | Lincoln | 1,040 | 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, “Fort Spokane Campground, PWSID WA53NP280, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/fort-spokane-campground-wa53np280 (data as of October 1, 2026).