Public water system · WA53AC515
ActiveRingold Farmworker Housing
At a glance
Ringold Farmworker Housing (PWSID WA53AC515) is an active transient non-community water system in Franklin County, Washington. It reports serving 99 people through 13 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
99
Service connections
13
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ringold Farmworker Housing compare with other water systems in Franklin County?
By EPA's size categories, Ringold Farmworker Housing is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Franklin County has 80 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,644 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 131,535 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 Ringold Farmworker Housing is about 31% 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 Ringold Farmworker Housing?
EPA lists Ringold Farmworker Housing 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. 67 of the 80 active systems in Franklin County (84%) are also privately owned.
Does Ringold Farmworker Housing have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2020. The violations listed here began between July 2012 and November 2020. By type: 3 monitoring, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Ringold Farmworker Housing: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ringold Farmworker Housing?
Ringold Farmworker Housing (PWSID WA53AC515) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Ringold Farmworker Housing serve?
Ringold Farmworker Housing reports serving 99 people through 13 service connections in Franklin County, Washington.
Where does Ringold Farmworker Housing 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 Ringold Farmworker Housing have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2020. 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 Ringold Farmworker Housing'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 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ringold Farmworker Housing's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ringold Farmworker Housing 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 Franklin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasco Water Department | Franklin | 115,102 | Community | Surface water |
| Connell City of | Franklin | 5,150 | Community | Groundwater |
| Basin City Water Sewer District | Franklin | 1,740 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lamb-Weston Pasco | Franklin | 620 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Pasco Port of 210 | Franklin | 500 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Mesa Water Department | Franklin | 495 | 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, “Ringold Farmworker Housing, PWSID WA53AC515, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/ringold-farmworker-housing-wa53ac515 (data as of October 1, 2026).