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North Fir Island Water Association

At a glance

North Fir Island Water Association (PWSID WA53AA747) is an active community water system in Skagit County, Washington. It reports serving 76 people through 46 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2011.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDWA53AA747

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served76

Service connections46

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyWA state drinking water program

City served—

StateWashington

ZIP—

CountySkagit County

How does North Fir Island Water Association compare with other water systems in Skagit County?

By EPA's size categories, North Fir Island Water Association is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Skagit County has 85 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,874 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 159,261 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 North Fir Island Water Association 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. 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 North Fir Island Water Association?

EPA lists North Fir Island Water Association 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. 68 of the 85 active systems in Skagit County (80%) are also privately owned.

Does North Fir Island Water Association have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2011. The violations listed here began between April 2005 and July 2011. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 5 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
2011-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2011-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2006-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2006-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
2006-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
2006-01-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2005-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
2005-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
2005-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2005-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived

All 10 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.

North Fir Island Water Association: frequently asked questions

Who runs North Fir Island Water Association?

North Fir Island Water Association (PWSID WA53AA747) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.

How many people does North Fir Island Water Association serve?

North Fir Island Water Association reports serving 76 people through 46 service connections in Skagit County, Washington.

Where does North Fir Island Water Association 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 North Fir Island Water Association have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2011. 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 North Fir Island Water Association'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2011. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.

Where can I find North Fir Island Water Association's water quality report?

As a community water system, North Fir Island Water Association 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 Skagit County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Skagit County PUD 1 Judy Res	Skagit	111,415	Community	Surface water
Anacortes City of	Skagit	25,109	Community	Surface water
Shelter Bay Community Inc.	Skagit	2,212	Community	Purchased surface water
Skagit Co Water District #1	Skagit	1,974	Community	Groundwater
La Conner Water Dept	Skagit	1,821	Community	Purchased surface water
Blanchard Edison Water Assn. Inc..	Skagit	1,480	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, “North Fir Island Water Association, PWSID WA53AA747, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/north-fir-island-water-association-wa53aa747 (data as of October 1, 2026).