Public water system · WA5377957
ActiveShawnee Hills Water System
At a glance
Shawnee Hills Water System (PWSID WA5377957) is an active community water system in Pierce County, Washington. It reports serving 83 people through 33 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
83
Service connections
33
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Shawnee Hills Water System compare with other water systems in Pierce County?
By EPA's size categories, Shawnee Hills Water System is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pierce County has 358 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,335 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,193,797 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 Shawnee Hills Water System 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 Shawnee Hills Water System?
EPA lists Shawnee Hills Water System 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. 257 of the 358 active systems in Pierce County (72%) are also privately owned.
Does Shawnee Hills Water System have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013. The violations listed here began between October 1979 and January 2013. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate, Lead and Copper Rule and Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
All 3 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.
Shawnee Hills Water System: frequently asked questions
Who runs Shawnee Hills Water System?
Shawnee Hills Water System (PWSID WA5377957) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Shawnee Hills Water System serve?
Shawnee Hills Water System reports serving 83 people through 33 service connections in Pierce County, Washington.
Where does Shawnee Hills Water System 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 Shawnee Hills Water System have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013. 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 Shawnee Hills Water System'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Shawnee Hills Water System's water quality report?
As a community water system, Shawnee Hills Water System 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 Pierce County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tacoma Water Division City of | Pierce | 446,170 | Community | Surface water |
| Puyallup City of | Pierce | 94,520 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lakewood Water District | Pierce | 82,425 | Community | Groundwater |
| Southwood | Pierce | 64,155 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bonney Lake Water Department City | Pierce | 43,371 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Firgrove Mutual Inc. | Pierce | 36,168 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Shawnee Hills Water System, PWSID WA5377957, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/shawnee-hills-water-system-wa5377957 (data as of October 1, 2026).