What's in CLE ELUM WATER DEPARTMENT's water?
CLE ELUM WATER DEPARTMENT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 2,213 people through 1,488 service connections.
CLE ELUM WATER DEPARTMENT's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CLE ELUM WATER DEPARTMENT ranks 114th by violation burden (99th percentile) - 125 violations total, 81 health-baseds.
Against the WA average
Among the 322 WA systems in this dataset, the average is 3.7 health-based violations - CLE ELUM WATER DEPARTMENT's 81 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
CLE ELUM WATER DEPARTMENT's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-01-12, with the most recent health-based one dated 2012-01-09. Last reported to EPA: 06/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
CLE ELUM WATER DEPARTMENT's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What CLE ELUM WATER DEPARTMENT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is CLE ELUM WATER DEPARTMENT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and CLE ELUM WATER DEPARTMENT's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 114th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.