Public water system · WA53AB087
ActiveGary & Donna Lien Water System
At a glance
Gary & Donna Lien Water System (PWSID WA53AB087) is an active transient non-community water system in Pierce County, Washington. It reports serving 33 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2006.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
33
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Gary & Donna Lien Water System compare with other water systems in Pierce County?
By EPA's size categories, Gary & Donna Lien Water System is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pierce County has 358 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,335 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,193,797 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 Gary & Donna Lien Water System 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 Gary & Donna Lien Water System?
EPA lists Gary & Donna Lien Water System 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. 257 of the 358 active systems in Pierce County (72%) are also privately owned.
Does Gary & Donna Lien Water System have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2006. The violations listed here began between August 2005 and November 2006. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2005-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2005-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Gary & Donna Lien Water System: frequently asked questions
Who runs Gary & Donna Lien Water System?
Gary & Donna Lien Water System (PWSID WA53AB087) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Gary & Donna Lien Water System serve?
Gary & Donna Lien Water System reports serving 33 people through 6 service connections in Pierce County, Washington.
Where does Gary & Donna Lien Water System 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 Gary & Donna Lien Water System have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2006. 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 Gary & Donna Lien Water System'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 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2006. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Gary & Donna Lien Water System's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Gary & Donna Lien Water System 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 Pierce County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tacoma Water Division City of | Pierce | 446,170 | Community | Surface water |
| Puyallup City of | Pierce | 94,520 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lakewood Water District | Pierce | 82,425 | Community | Groundwater |
| Southwood | Pierce | 64,155 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bonney Lake Water Department City | Pierce | 43,371 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Firgrove Mutual Inc. | Pierce | 36,168 | Community | Purchased 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, “Gary & Donna Lien Water System, PWSID WA53AB087, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/gary-donna-lien-water-system-wa53ab087 (data as of October 1, 2026).