Public water system · WA5378455
ActiveShore Acres Water Company
At a glance
Shore Acres Water Company (PWSID WA5378455) is an active community water system in Pierce County, Washington. It reports serving 540 people through 236 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased 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 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
540
Service connections
236
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Shore Acres Water Company compare with other water systems in Pierce County?
By EPA's size categories, Shore Acres Water Company is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). 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 Shore Acres Water Company 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 groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 53 Washington systems (1.1%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Shore Acres Water Company?
EPA lists Shore Acres Water Company 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 Shore Acres Water Company have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. The violations listed here began between February 1999 and January 2018. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Haloacetic acids (HAA5), Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Shore Acres Water Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Shore Acres Water Company?
Shore Acres Water Company (PWSID WA5378455) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Shore Acres Water Company serve?
Shore Acres Water Company reports serving 540 people through 236 service connections in Pierce County, Washington.
Where does Shore Acres Water Company get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Shore Acres Water Company 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 2018. 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 Shore Acres Water Company'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 2018. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Shore Acres Water Company's water quality report?
As a community water system, Shore Acres Water Company 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, “Shore Acres Water Company, PWSID WA5378455, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/shore-acres-water-company-wa5378455 (data as of October 1, 2026).