OCEAN SHORES WATER DEPT: EPA violation history, explained
OCEAN SHORES WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 9,347, over 7,820 connections.
How this compares nationally
126 total violations and 3 health-based ones put OCEAN SHORES WATER DEPT at the 64th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,681 of 12,903.
Against the WA average
WA's 322 covered systems average 3.7 health-based violations each; OCEAN SHORES WATER DEPT carries 3, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
OCEAN SHORES WATER DEPT's most recent violation on record is dated 2022-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2000-01-09. Last reported to EPA: 06/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
OCEAN SHORES WATER DEPT'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: Coliform (TCR)
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 OCEAN SHORES WATER DEPT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is OCEAN SHORES WATER DEPT'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 OCEAN SHORES WATER DEPT's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 4,681th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.