Public water system · WA5302860
ActiveKaren Place
At a glance
Karen Place (PWSID WA5302860) is an active community water system in Thurston County, Washington. It reports serving 53 people through 20 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
53
Service connections
20
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Karen Place compare with other water systems in Thurston County?
By EPA's size categories, Karen Place is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Thurston County has 322 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,233 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 397,060 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 Karen Place 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 Karen Place?
EPA lists Karen Place 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. 237 of the 322 active systems in Thurston County (74%) are also privately owned.
Does Karen Place have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. The violations listed here began between October 1996 and July 2020. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminants or rules involved are Consumer Confidence Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 2 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.
Karen Place: frequently asked questions
Who runs Karen Place?
Karen Place (PWSID WA5302860) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Karen Place serve?
Karen Place reports serving 53 people through 20 service connections in Thurston County, Washington.
Where does Karen Place 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 Karen Place have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Karen Place'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 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Karen Place's water quality report?
As a community water system, Karen Place 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 Thurston County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia City of | Thurston | 126,966 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lacey Water Department | Thurston | 105,178 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tumwater City of | Thurston | 51,802 | Community | Groundwater |
| Yelm City of | Thurston | 17,355 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600 | Thurston | 7,900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pattison 500 | Thurston | 4,643 | 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, “Karen Place, PWSID WA5302860, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/karen-place-wa5302860 (data as of October 1, 2026).