Public water system · WA53AA938
ActiveVaughan Pumps
At a glance
Vaughan Pumps (PWSID WA53AA938) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Grays Harbor County, Washington. It reports serving 85 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
85
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Vaughan Pumps compare with other water systems in Grays Harbor County?
By EPA's size categories, Vaughan Pumps is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Grays Harbor County has 88 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,013 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 89,150 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 Vaughan Pumps is well 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 Vaughan Pumps?
EPA lists Vaughan Pumps 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. 62 of the 88 active systems in Grays Harbor County (70%) are also privately owned.
Does Vaughan Pumps have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. The violations listed here began between April 2006 and January 2018. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule, Nitrate, Chlorobenzene and Carbon tetrachloride. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | 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.
Vaughan Pumps: frequently asked questions
Who runs Vaughan Pumps?
Vaughan Pumps (PWSID WA53AA938) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Vaughan Pumps serve?
Vaughan Pumps reports serving 85 people through 4 service connections in Grays Harbor County, Washington.
Where does Vaughan Pumps 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 Vaughan Pumps have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. 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 Vaughan Pumps' 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Vaughan Pumps' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Vaughan Pumps 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 Grays Harbor County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City of | Grays Harbor | 22,867 | Community | Surface water |
| Hoquiam Water Department | Grays Harbor | 11,456 | Community | Surface water |
| Ocean Shores Water Dept | Grays Harbor | 9,347 | Community | Groundwater |
| Elma City of | Grays Harbor | 6,638 | Community | Groundwater |
| Montesano City of | Grays Harbor | 6,204 | Community | Groundwater |
| Westport Water Department | Grays Harbor | 5,346 | 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, “Vaughan Pumps, PWSID WA53AA938, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/vaughan-pumps-wa53aa938 (data as of October 1, 2026).