Public Water Partners

Ft. Defiance, NN

Bass Lake OM Water System

Inactive system

This water system is marked inactive in EPA’s federal records as of October 31, 2006. It is no longer an operating public water system under this PWSID, and no compliance deadlines — including the 2027 Consumer Confidence Report rule — apply to it.

If you are a resident looking for your current water provider, see water systems in NN.

Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace Navajo Nation’s official records. Always confirm current status with Navajo Nation before making decisions based on this information.

System facts

System ID (PWSID)
NN3500294
System type
Community Water System
Population served
100
Service connections
21
Ownership
Native American tribal
Water source
groundwater (wells)

Bass Lake OM is one of 125 community water systems in Navajo Nation in the 500 or fewer people size category, formerly serving 100 people from groundwater.

EPA's federal records list this system as inactive in 2006; the record below is historical.

As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 61 entries between 2001 and 2004, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 2004.

All 61 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves synthetic organic chemicals, volatile organic chemicals, and the Total Coliform Rules.

Violation history

  • Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)

    Coliform (TCR)

    August 1, 2004 – August 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Endrin

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    BHC-GAMMA

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Methoxychlor

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Toxaphene

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Dalapon

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Diquat

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Endothall

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Glyphosate

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    OXAMYL

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Simazine

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Picloram

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Dinoseb

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Hexachlorocyclopentadiene

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Aldicarb sulfoxide

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Aldicarb sulfone

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Carbofuran

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Aldicarb

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Atrazine

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    LASSO

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    2,3,7,8-TCDD

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Heptachlor

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Heptachlor epoxide

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    2,4-D

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    2,4,5-TP

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    HEXACHLOROBENZENE

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Benzo(a)pyrene

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Pentachlorophenol

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Xylenes, Total

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Chlordane

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    DICHLOROMETHANE

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    o-Dichlorobenzene

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    p-Dichlorobenzene

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Vinyl chloride

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1-Dichloroethylene

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-Dichloroethane

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,1-Trichloroethane

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Carbon tetrachloride

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Tetrachloroethylene

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    CHLOROBENZENE

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Benzene

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Toluene

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Ethylbenzene

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Styrene

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-Dichloropropane

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Trichloroethylene

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,2-Trichloroethane

    January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Routine Minor (TCR)

    Coliform (TCR)

    June 1, 2002 – June 30, 2002

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Routine Minor (TCR)

    Coliform (TCR)

    May 1, 2002 – May 31, 2002

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Routine Minor (TCR)

    Coliform (TCR)

    May 1, 2002 – May 31, 2002

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Routine Minor (TCR)

    Coliform (TCR)

    April 1, 2002 – April 30, 2002

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)

    Coliform (TCR)

    October 1, 2001 – October 31, 2001

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)

    Coliform (TCR)

    October 1, 2001 – October 31, 2001

    Resolved

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Enforcement actions

Last known contact on file (system is inactive)

Navajo Department of Water Resources

9287294033

Ft. Defiance, AZ 86504-0678