Public water system · WA5378155
ActiveShelter Bay Community Inc.
At a glance
Shelter Bay Community Inc. (PWSID WA5378155) is an active community water system in Skagit County, Washington. It reports serving 2,212 people through 887 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,212
Service connections
887
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Shelter Bay Community Inc. compare with other water systems in Skagit County?
By EPA's size categories, Shelter Bay Community Inc. is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Skagit County has 85 active public water systems, and Shelter Bay Community Inc. is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 18% above the county average of 1,874 people per system, and accounts for 1.4% of the 159,261 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 Shelter Bay Community Inc. 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 130 Washington systems (2.8%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Shelter Bay Community Inc.?
EPA lists Shelter Bay Community Inc. 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. 68 of the 85 active systems in Skagit County (80%) are also privately owned.
Does Shelter Bay Community Inc. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between October 1991 and July 2024. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved, 1 as unaddressed 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 8 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.
Shelter Bay Community Inc.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Shelter Bay Community Inc.?
Shelter Bay Community Inc. (PWSID WA5378155) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Shelter Bay Community Inc. serve?
Shelter Bay Community Inc. reports serving 2,212 people through 887 service connections in Skagit County, Washington.
Where does Shelter Bay Community Inc. get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Shelter Bay Community Inc. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 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 Shelter Bay Community Inc.'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 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Shelter Bay Community Inc.'s water quality report?
As a community water system, Shelter Bay Community Inc. 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 Skagit County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skagit County PUD 1 Judy Res | Skagit | 111,415 | Community | Surface water |
| Anacortes City of | Skagit | 25,109 | Community | Surface water |
| Skagit Co Water District #1 | Skagit | 1,974 | Community | Groundwater |
| La Conner Water Dept | Skagit | 1,821 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Blanchard Edison Water Assn. Inc.. | Skagit | 1,480 | Community | Groundwater |
| Concrete Utilities | Skagit | 1,234 | 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, “Shelter Bay Community Inc., PWSID WA5378155, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/shelter-bay-community-inc-wa5378155 (data as of October 1, 2026).