Public water system · WA5301639
ActiveThe Village at Colockum Ridge
At a glance
The Village at Colockum Ridge (PWSID WA5301639) is an active community water system in Grant County, Washington. It reports serving 144 people through 85 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
144
Service connections
85
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does The Village at Colockum Ridge compare with other water systems in Grant County?
By EPA's size categories, The Village at Colockum Ridge is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Grant County has 265 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 543 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 143,944 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 The Village at Colockum Ridge 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 The Village at Colockum Ridge?
EPA lists The Village at Colockum Ridge 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. 227 of the 265 active systems in Grant County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does The Village at Colockum Ridge have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between September 2000 and July 2023. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as archived and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2000-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 5 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.
The Village at Colockum Ridge: frequently asked questions
Who runs The Village at Colockum Ridge?
The Village at Colockum Ridge (PWSID WA5301639) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does The Village at Colockum Ridge serve?
The Village at Colockum Ridge reports serving 144 people through 85 service connections in Grant County, Washington.
Where does The Village at Colockum Ridge 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 The Village at Colockum Ridge have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. 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 The Village at Colockum Ridge'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find The Village at Colockum Ridge's water quality report?
As a community water system, The Village at Colockum Ridge 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 Grant County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Lake City of | Grant | 32,428 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gorge Amphitheatre | Grant | 25,119 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ephrata Water Department | Grant | 8,718 | Community | Groundwater |
| Quincy Water Department City of | Grant | 8,415 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mattawa City of | Grant | 5,370 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sun Lakes State Park | Grant | 4,858 | Transient non-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, “The Village at Colockum Ridge, PWSID WA5301639, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/the-village-at-colockum-ridge-wa5301639 (data as of October 1, 2026).