Public water system · WA53AC993
ActiveHi-Color Orchard Farmworker Housing
At a glance
Hi-Color Orchard Farmworker Housing (PWSID WA53AC993) is an active community water system in Okanogan County, Washington. It reports serving 53 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
53
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Hi-Color Orchard Farmworker Housing compare with other water systems in Okanogan County?
By EPA's size categories, Hi-Color Orchard Farmworker Housing is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Okanogan County has 119 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 383 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 45,608 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Washington, the 4,705 active systems average 2,172 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Hi-Color Orchard Farmworker Housing is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Washington has 2,392 active community water systems, 51% 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 Hi-Color Orchard Farmworker Housing?
EPA lists Hi-Color Orchard Farmworker Housing 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. 89 of the 119 active systems in Okanogan County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Hi-Color Orchard Farmworker Housing have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved is Consumer Confidence Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Hi-Color Orchard Farmworker Housing: frequently asked questions
Who runs Hi-Color Orchard Farmworker Housing?
Hi-Color Orchard Farmworker Housing (PWSID WA53AC993) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Hi-Color Orchard Farmworker Housing serve?
Hi-Color Orchard Farmworker Housing reports serving 53 people through 6 service connections in Okanogan County, Washington.
Where does Hi-Color Orchard Farmworker Housing 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 Hi-Color Orchard Farmworker Housing have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Hi-Color Orchard Farmworker Housing'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Hi-Color Orchard Farmworker Housing's water quality report?
As a community water system, Hi-Color Orchard Farmworker Housing must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Okanogan County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omak City of | Okanogan | 4,940 | Community | Groundwater |
| Brewster City of | Okanogan | 3,843 | Community | Groundwater |
| Okanogan Water Department City of | Okanogan | 3,817 | Community | Groundwater |
| Oroville City of | Okanogan | 3,256 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tonasket Water System | Okanogan | 2,398 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pearrygin Lake State Park - Both Cg | Okanogan | 2,103 | Transient non-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, “Hi-Color Orchard Farmworker Housing, PWSID WA53AC993, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/hi-color-orchard-farmworker-housing-wa53ac993 (data as of October 1, 2026).