KENT WATER DEPARTMENT: EPA violation history, explained

KENT WATER DEPARTMENT's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 166,421 people get their water from it, across 35,962 connections.

KENT WATER DEPARTMENT's record against the rest of the country

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, KENT WATER DEPARTMENT ranks 9,766th by violation burden (24th percentile) - 32 violations total, 0 health-baseds.

Against the WA average

Among the 322 WA systems in this dataset, the average is 3.7 health-based violations - KENT WATER DEPARTMENT's 0 is at or below that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

KENT WATER DEPARTMENT's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/19/2026.

What KENT WATER DEPARTMENT's record does not cover

Everything on this page is KENT 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 KENT WATER DEPARTMENT's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 9,766th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.