Public water system · WA5346315
ActiveUs Border Station - Laurier
At a glance
Us Border Station - Laurier (PWSID WA5346315) is an active transient non-community water system in Ferry County, Washington. It reports serving 99 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
99
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Us Border Station - Laurier compare with other water systems in Ferry County?
By EPA's size categories, Us Border Station - Laurier is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ferry County has 33 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 182 people per system, and accounts for 1.7% of the 5,998 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 Us Border Station - Laurier is about 31% 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 Us Border Station - Laurier?
EPA lists Us Border Station - Laurier as owned by the federal government. 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. 4 of the 33 active systems in Ferry County (12%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Us Border Station - Laurier have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2011 and January 2025. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2021-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Us Border Station - Laurier: frequently asked questions
Who runs Us Border Station - Laurier?
Us Border Station - Laurier (PWSID WA5346315) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Us Border Station - Laurier serve?
Us Border Station - Laurier reports serving 99 people through 3 service connections in Ferry County, Washington.
Where does Us Border Station - Laurier 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 Us Border Station - Laurier have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 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 Us Border Station - Laurier'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 6 violations for this system; 1 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 Us Border Station - Laurier's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Us Border Station - Laurier 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 Ferry County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic City of | Ferry | 1,673 | Community | Groundwater |
| Curlew Lake State Park | Ferry | 779 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Inchelium Water District | Ferry | 540 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hartmans Log Cabin Resort Inc. | Ferry | 397 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Curlew Conservation Center | Ferry | 349 | Community | Groundwater |
| Curlew Water & Sewer District | Ferry | 316 | 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, “Us Border Station - Laurier, PWSID WA5346315, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/us-border-station-laurier-wa5346315 (data as of October 1, 2026).