Public water system · WA5303799

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Forty Nine Degrees North

At a glance

Forty Nine Degrees North (PWSID WA5303799) is an active transient non-community water system in Stevens County, Washington. It reports serving 670 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.

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

Population served

670

Service connections

Primary source

Surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDWA5303799

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served670

Service connections3

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyWA state drinking water program

City served—

StateWashington

ZIP—

CountyStevens County

How does Forty Nine Degrees North compare with other water systems in Stevens County?

By EPA's size categories, Forty Nine Degrees North is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Stevens County has 65 active public water systems. Its population served is about 31% above the county average of 513 people per system, and accounts for 2% of the 33,324 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 Forty Nine Degrees North is about 4.7 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 140 Washington systems (3%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Forty Nine Degrees North?

EPA lists Forty Nine Degrees North 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. 37 of the 65 active systems in Stevens County (57%) are also privately owned.

Does Forty Nine Degrees North have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between January 1992 and January 2026. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved, 3 as archived and 1 as addressed. 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. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2026-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2017-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-03-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2012-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
1999-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1994-10-19	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1992-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1992-01-01	Required treatment not metFailure to Filter (SWTR) · code 42	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Addressed

All 11 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.

Forty Nine Degrees North: frequently asked questions

Who runs Forty Nine Degrees North?

Forty Nine Degrees North (PWSID WA5303799) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.

How many people does Forty Nine Degrees North serve?

Forty Nine Degrees North reports serving 670 people through 3 service connections in Stevens County, Washington.

Where does Forty Nine Degrees North get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Forty Nine Degrees North have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 Forty Nine Degrees North'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 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Forty Nine Degrees North's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Forty Nine Degrees North 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 Stevens County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Stevens Co PUD - Suncrest	Stevens	7,484	Community	Groundwater
Colville Water Department	Stevens	4,945	Community	Groundwater
Stevens Co PUD - Deer Lake	Stevens	2,884	Community	Groundwater
Kettle Falls Water Dept	Stevens	2,698	Community	Groundwater
Chewelah Water Dept South	Stevens	2,615	Community	Groundwater
Stevens Co PUD - Loon Lake	Stevens	2,487	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, “Forty Nine Degrees North, PWSID WA5303799, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/forty-nine-degrees-north-wa5303799 (data as of October 1, 2026).