Public water system · WA5307459
ActivePend Oreille Bible Camp
At a glance
Pend Oreille Bible Camp (PWSID WA5307459) is an active transient non-community water system in Pend Oreille County, Washington. It reports serving 40 people through 15 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 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
15
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pend Oreille Bible Camp compare with other water systems in Pend Oreille County?
By EPA's size categories, Pend Oreille Bible Camp 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 0.4% 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 Pend Oreille Bible Camp is well 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 Pend Oreille Bible Camp?
EPA lists Pend Oreille Bible Camp 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 Pend Oreille Bible Camp 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 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2018 and July 2024. By type: 11 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (11 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Pend Oreille Bible Camp: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pend Oreille Bible Camp?
Pend Oreille Bible Camp (PWSID WA5307459) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Pend Oreille Bible Camp serve?
Pend Oreille Bible Camp reports serving 40 people through 15 service connections in Pend Oreille County, Washington.
Where does Pend Oreille Bible Camp 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 Pend Oreille Bible Camp 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 2024. 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 Pend Oreille Bible Camp'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 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pend Oreille Bible Camp's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pend Oreille Bible Camp 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, “Pend Oreille Bible Camp, PWSID WA5307459, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/pend-oreille-bible-camp-wa5307459 (data as of October 1, 2026).