Public water system · WA5341140
ActiveMount Adams Vista Water System
At a glance
Mount Adams Vista Water System (PWSID WA5341140) is an active community water system in Benton County, Washington. It reports serving 34 people through 13 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2010.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
34
Service connections
13
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Mount Adams Vista Water System compare with other water systems in Benton County?
By EPA's size categories, Mount Adams Vista Water System is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Benton County has 108 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,712 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 292,896 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 Mount Adams Vista Water System 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 Mount Adams Vista Water System?
EPA lists Mount Adams Vista 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. 85 of the 108 active systems in Benton County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does Mount Adams Vista Water System have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2010. The violations listed here began between January 2008 and July 2010. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Consumer Confidence Rule, Chlordane, Benzo(a)pyrene and Pentachlorophenol. EPA lists 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlordanecode 2959 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzo(a)pyrenecode 2306 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Pentachlorophenolcode 2326 | No | Archived |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Picloramcode 2040 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dinosebcode 2041 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endrincode 2005 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toxaphenecode 2020 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipatecode 2035 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Methoxychlorcode 2015 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)code 2110 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Alachlor (Lasso)code 2051 | No | 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.
Mount Adams Vista Water System: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mount Adams Vista Water System?
Mount Adams Vista Water System (PWSID WA5341140) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Mount Adams Vista Water System serve?
Mount Adams Vista Water System reports serving 34 people through 13 service connections in Benton County, Washington.
Where does Mount Adams Vista 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 Mount Adams Vista Water System have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2010. 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 Mount Adams Vista 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2010. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mount Adams Vista Water System's water quality report?
As a community water system, Mount Adams Vista Water System 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 Benton County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennewick City of | Benton | 118,164 | Community | Surface water |
| Richland City of | Benton | 106,499 | Community | Surface water |
| West Richland City of | Benton | 21,231 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Prosser City of | Benton | 12,070 | Community | Groundwater |
| Energy Dept of/200w | Benton | 6,351 | Non-transient non-community | Surface water |
| Benton City Water | Benton | 5,626 | 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, “Mount Adams Vista Water System, PWSID WA5341140, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/mount-adams-vista-water-system-wa5341140 (data as of October 1, 2026).