Public water system · WA5306083
ActiveNewport Southern Baptist Church
At a glance
Newport Southern Baptist Church (PWSID WA5306083) is an active transient non-community water system in Pend Oreille County, Washington. It reports serving 80 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2000.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
80
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Newport Southern Baptist Church compare with other water systems in Pend Oreille County?
By EPA's size categories, Newport Southern Baptist Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pend Oreille County has 44 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 259 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 11,407 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 Newport Southern Baptist Church is about 44% 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 Newport Southern Baptist Church?
EPA lists Newport Southern Baptist Church 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. 20 of the 44 active systems in Pend Oreille County (45%) are also privately owned.
Does Newport Southern Baptist Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2000. The violations listed here began between September 1998 and July 2000. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 3 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.
Newport Southern Baptist Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Newport Southern Baptist Church?
Newport Southern Baptist Church (PWSID WA5306083) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Newport Southern Baptist Church serve?
Newport Southern Baptist Church reports serving 80 people through 1 service connection in Pend Oreille County, Washington.
Where does Newport Southern Baptist Church 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 Newport Southern Baptist Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2000. 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 Newport Southern Baptist Church'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2000. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Newport Southern Baptist Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Newport Southern Baptist Church 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 Pend Oreille County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport City of | Pend Oreille | 3,331 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ione Water Dept | Pend Oreille | 2,395 | Community | Groundwater |
| Diamond Lake Water & Sewer District | Pend Oreille | 1,299 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cusick Town of | Pend Oreille | 672 | Community | Surface water |
| Metaline Falls Town of | Pend Oreille | 593 | Community | Surface water |
| Sullivan Lake Complex | Pend Oreille | 251 | 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, “Newport Southern Baptist Church, PWSID WA5306083, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/newport-southern-baptist-church-wa5306083 (data as of October 1, 2026).