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Nutrien Us LLC - Kennewick Area

At a glance

Nutrien Us LLC - Kennewick Area (PWSID WA5312690) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Benton County, Washington. It reports serving 80 people through 12 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, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021.

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

Population served

80

Service connections

12

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDWA5312690
System typeNon-transient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served80
Service connections12
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyWA state drinking water program
City served—
StateWashington
ZIP—
CountyBenton County

How does Nutrien Us LLC - Kennewick Area compare with other water systems in Benton County?

By EPA's size categories, Nutrien Us LLC - Kennewick Area 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Nutrien Us LLC - Kennewick Area is well below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Washington has 400 active non-transient non-community water systems, 8.5% 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 Nutrien Us LLC - Kennewick Area?

EPA lists Nutrien Us LLC - Kennewick Area 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 Nutrien Us LLC - Kennewick Area have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021. The violations listed here began between January 2002 and April 2021. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (5 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 3 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2021-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2016-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456NoResolved
2016-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950NoResolved
2014-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Nitratecode 1040YesResolved
2014-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Nitratecode 1040YesResolved
2014-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Nitratecode 1040YesResolved
2011-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2008-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2006-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2004-11-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoArchived
2002-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Dichloromethanecode 2964NoArchived
2002-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 031,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977NoArchived

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.

Nutrien Us LLC - Kennewick Area: frequently asked questions

Who runs Nutrien Us LLC - Kennewick Area?

Nutrien Us LLC - Kennewick Area (PWSID WA5312690) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.

How many people does Nutrien Us LLC - Kennewick Area serve?

Nutrien Us LLC - Kennewick Area reports serving 80 people through 12 service connections in Benton County, Washington.

Where does Nutrien Us LLC - Kennewick Area 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 Nutrien Us LLC - Kennewick Area have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021. 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 Nutrien Us LLC - Kennewick Area'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, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Nutrien Us LLC - Kennewick Area's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Nutrien Us LLC - Kennewick Area is a non-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 Benton County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Kennewick City ofBenton118,164CommunitySurface water
Richland City ofBenton106,499CommunitySurface water
West Richland City ofBenton21,231CommunityPurchased surface water
Prosser City ofBenton12,070CommunityGroundwater
Energy Dept of/200wBenton6,351Non-transient non-communitySurface water
Benton City WaterBenton5,626CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Nutrien Us LLC - Kennewick Area, PWSID WA5312690, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/nutrien-us-llc-kennewick-area-wa5312690 (data as of October 1, 2026).