Public water system · WA5383840
ActiveStarr Mutual
At a glance
Starr Mutual (PWSID WA5383840) is an active transient non-community water system in Mason County, Washington. It reports serving 19 people through 20 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
19
Service connections
20
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Starr Mutual compare with other water systems in Mason County?
By EPA's size categories, Starr Mutual is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mason County has 240 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 315 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 75,633 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 Starr Mutual 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 Starr Mutual?
EPA lists Starr Mutual 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. 163 of the 240 active systems in Mason County (68%) are also privately owned.
Does Starr Mutual have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. The violations listed here began between October 1979 and January 2021. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 10 as archived and 1 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | No | Archived |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Archived |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Seleniumcode 1045 | No | Archived |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | No | Archived |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Archived |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Mercurycode 1035 | No | Archived |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Archived |
All 11 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.
Starr Mutual: frequently asked questions
Who runs Starr Mutual?
Starr Mutual (PWSID WA5383840) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Starr Mutual serve?
Starr Mutual reports serving 19 people through 20 service connections in Mason County, Washington.
Where does Starr Mutual 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 Starr Mutual have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. 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 Starr Mutual'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Starr Mutual's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Starr Mutual 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 Mason County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton City of | Mason | 15,089 | Community | Groundwater |
| Belfair Water District 1 | Mason | 4,432 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Cushman System 5 | Mason | 3,675 | Community | Groundwater |
| Twanoh State Park | Mason | 3,173 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Belfair State Park | Mason | 2,411 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Timberlake Community Club Inc. | Mason | 2,337 | 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, “Starr Mutual, PWSID WA5383840, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/starr-mutual-wa5383840 (data as of October 1, 2026).