Public water system · WA5303370
ActiveNorth Shore Acres
At a glance
North Shore Acres (PWSID WA5303370) is an active community water system in Grant County, Washington. It reports serving 116 people through 50 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2004.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
116
Service connections
50
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does North Shore Acres compare with other water systems in Grant County?
By EPA's size categories, North Shore Acres is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Grant County has 265 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 543 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 143,944 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 Shore Acres 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 North Shore Acres?
EPA lists North Shore Acres 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. 227 of the 265 active systems in Grant County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does North Shore Acres have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2004. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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 Shore Acres: frequently asked questions
Who runs North Shore Acres?
North Shore Acres (PWSID WA5303370) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does North Shore Acres serve?
North Shore Acres reports serving 116 people through 50 service connections in Grant County, Washington.
Where does North Shore Acres 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 North Shore Acres have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2004. 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 Shore Acres' 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2004. 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 Shore Acres' water quality report?
As a community water system, North Shore Acres 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 Grant County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Lake City of | Grant | 32,428 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gorge Amphitheatre | Grant | 25,119 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ephrata Water Department | Grant | 8,718 | Community | Groundwater |
| Quincy Water Department City of | Grant | 8,415 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mattawa City of | Grant | 5,370 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sun Lakes State Park | Grant | 4,858 | 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, “North Shore Acres, PWSID WA5303370, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/north-shore-acres-wa5303370 (data as of October 1, 2026).