Public water system · WA5343529

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Laffertys Southshore Water System

At a glance

Laffertys Southshore Water System (PWSID WA5343529) is an active transient non-community water system in Chelan County, Washington. It reports serving 306 people through 74 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2008.

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

Population served

306

Service connections

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDWA5343529

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served306

Service connections74

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyWA state drinking water program

City served—

StateWashington

ZIP—

CountyChelan County

How does Laffertys Southshore Water System compare with other water systems in Chelan County?

By EPA's size categories, Laffertys Southshore Water System is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Chelan County has 131 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 931 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 121,966 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 Laffertys Southshore Water System is about twice 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 130 Washington systems (2.8%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Laffertys Southshore Water System?

EPA lists Laffertys Southshore 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. 100 of the 131 active systems in Chelan County (76%) are also privately owned.

Does Laffertys Southshore Water System have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2008. The violations listed here began between July 2007 and June 2008. By type: 12 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (12 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2008-06-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2008-05-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2008-04-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2008-03-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2008-02-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2008-01-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2007-12-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2007-11-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2007-10-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2007-09-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2007-08-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2007-07-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Laffertys Southshore Water System: frequently asked questions

Who runs Laffertys Southshore Water System?

Laffertys Southshore Water System (PWSID WA5343529) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.

How many people does Laffertys Southshore Water System serve?

Laffertys Southshore Water System reports serving 306 people through 74 service connections in Chelan County, Washington.

Where does Laffertys Southshore Water System get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Laffertys Southshore Water System have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2008. 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 Laffertys Southshore 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2008. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Laffertys Southshore Water System's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Laffertys Southshore 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 Chelan County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Wenatchee City of	Chelan	43,690	Community	Groundwater
Chelan Co PUD 1	Chelan	16,190	Community	Purchased groundwater
Leavenworth City of	Chelan	11,041	Community	Surface water
Chelan Water Dept City of	Chelan	9,425	Community	Surface water
Lake Chelan Reclamation District	Chelan	6,798	Community	Surface water
Cashmere Water Department	Chelan	5,815	Community	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, “Laffertys Southshore Water System, PWSID WA5343529, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/laffertys-southshore-water-system-wa5343529 (data as of October 1, 2026).