Public water system · WA5380798
ActiveTaggares Fruit Co
At a glance
Taggares Fruit Co (PWSID WA5380798) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Walla Walla County, Washington. It reports serving 152 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
152
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Taggares Fruit Co compare with other water systems in Walla Walla County?
By EPA's size categories, Taggares Fruit Co is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Walla Walla County has 69 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,126 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 77,717 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Washington, the 4,705 active systems average 2,172 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Taggares Fruit Co is about 65% below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Washington has 400 active non-transient non-community water systems, 8.5% 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 Taggares Fruit Co?
EPA lists Taggares Fruit Co 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. 43 of the 69 active systems in Walla Walla County (62%) are also privately owned.
Does Taggares Fruit Co have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2024 and January 2025. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate, Heptachlor epoxide, Hexachlorobenzene and Endrin. EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlor epoxidecode 2067 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorobenzenecode 2274 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endrincode 2005 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorocyclopentadienecode 2042 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Atrazinecode 2050 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzo(a)pyrenecode 2306 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toxaphenecode 2020 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlorcode 2065 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Simazinecode 2037 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Methoxychlorcode 2015 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Taggares Fruit Co: frequently asked questions
Who runs Taggares Fruit Co?
Taggares Fruit Co (PWSID WA5380798) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Taggares Fruit Co serve?
Taggares Fruit Co reports serving 152 people through 4 service connections in Walla Walla County, Washington.
Where does Taggares Fruit Co 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 Taggares Fruit Co have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. 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 Taggares Fruit Co'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Taggares Fruit Co's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Taggares Fruit Co is a non-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 Walla Walla County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walla Walla Water Division | Walla Walla | 42,959 | Community | Surface water |
| College Place Water Dept | Walla Walla | 8,147 | Community | Groundwater |
| Snake River Housing Water System | Walla Walla | 3,036 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hood Park | Walla Walla | 2,283 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Burbank Business Park | Walla Walla | 1,983 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Waitsburg City of | Walla Walla | 1,817 | 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, “Taggares Fruit Co, PWSID WA5380798, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/taggares-fruit-co-wa5380798 (data as of October 1, 2026).