Public water system · WA5301302
ActiveThousand Trails - Quilcene
At a glance
Thousand Trails - Quilcene (PWSID WA5301302) is an active transient non-community water system in Jefferson County, Washington. It reports serving 4 people through 15 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 February 1997.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
4
Service connections
15
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Thousand Trails - Quilcene compare with other water systems in Jefferson County?
By EPA's size categories, Thousand Trails - Quilcene is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jefferson County has 70 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 674 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 47,151 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 Thousand Trails - Quilcene 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 Thousand Trails - Quilcene?
EPA lists Thousand Trails - Quilcene 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. 46 of the 70 active systems in Jefferson County (66%) are also privately owned.
Does Thousand Trails - Quilcene have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 1997. The violations listed here began between August 1992 and February 1997. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 5 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-08-01 | 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.
Thousand Trails - Quilcene: frequently asked questions
Who runs Thousand Trails - Quilcene?
Thousand Trails - Quilcene (PWSID WA5301302) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Thousand Trails - Quilcene serve?
Thousand Trails - Quilcene reports serving 4 people through 15 service connections in Jefferson County, Washington.
Where does Thousand Trails - Quilcene 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 Thousand Trails - Quilcene have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 1997. 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 Thousand Trails - Quilcene'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 February 1997. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Thousand Trails - Quilcene's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Thousand Trails - Quilcene 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 Jefferson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Townsend City of | Jefferson | 17,053 | Community | Surface water |
| Quimper | Jefferson | 14,548 | Community | Groundwater |
| Olympic Water & Sewer Inc. | Jefferson | 3,086 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dosewallips State Park | Jefferson | 2,941 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Cape George Colony Club Inc. | Jefferson | 1,022 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bywater Bay | Jefferson | 628 | 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, “Thousand Trails - Quilcene, PWSID WA5301302, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/thousand-trails-quilcene-wa5301302 (data as of October 1, 2026).