SPANGLE, WA · Spokane County
UPPER COLUMBIA ACADEMY Water System
Consumer Confidence Report status
UPPER COLUMBIA ACADEMY must publish a Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking water quality report covering calendar year 2026 — by July 1, 2027.
As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show no open violations for UPPER COLUMBIA ACADEMY.
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 Washington’s official records. Always confirm current status with Washington before making decisions based on this information.
System facts
- System ID (PWSID)
- WA5390685
- System type
- Community Water System
- Population served
- 380
- Service connections
- 29
- Ownership
- privately owned
- Water source
- groundwater (wells)
UPPER COLUMBIA ACADEMY is one of 3,227 community water systems in Washington in the 500 or fewer people size category, serving 380 people from groundwater.
As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 44 entries between 1979 and 2025, all of which EPA lists as closed.
Of the 44, 36 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, the Consumer Confidence Rule, and the Total Coliform Rules.
Violation history
Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report
—Consumer Confidence Rule
July 1, 2025 – September 28, 2025
ResolvedConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report
—Consumer Confidence Rule
July 1, 2021 – November 5, 2021
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Benzo(a)pyrene
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—HEXACHLOROBENZENE
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Heptachlor epoxide
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Heptachlor
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—LASSO
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Atrazine
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Simazine
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Toxaphene
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Methoxychlor
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—BHC-GAMMA
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Endrin
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Chlordane
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022
ResolvedConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report
—Consumer Confidence Rule
July 1, 2018 – September 20, 2018
ResolvedConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report
—Consumer Confidence Rule
July 1, 2015 – September 25, 2015
ResolvedMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR)
Health-basedColiform (TCR)
July 1, 2015 – July 31, 2015
ResolvedConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report
—Consumer Confidence Rule
July 1, 2013 – October 15, 2013
ResolvedConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report
—Consumer Confidence Rule
July 1, 2012 – August 30, 2012
ResolvedConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report
—Consumer Confidence Rule
July 1, 2010 – October 25, 2010
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Nitrate
January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Heptachlor
January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—LASSO
January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Simazine
January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Toxaphene
January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Methoxychlor
January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—BHC-GAMMA
January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Endrin
January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Atrazine
January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Chlordane
January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Pentachlorophenol
January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Benzo(a)pyrene
January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—HEXACHLOROBENZENE
January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Heptachlor epoxide
January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004
ResolvedMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR)
—Coliform (TCR)
January 1, 1997 – January 31, 1997
ArchivedMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR)
—Coliform (TCR)
October 1, 1995 – October 31, 1995
ArchivedMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR)
—Coliform (TCR)
April 1, 1995 – April 30, 1995
ArchivedMonitoring, Regular
—Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
October 1, 1979 – October 31, 1979
Archived
Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)
| Period | Violation | Contaminant / rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2025 – September 28, 2025 | Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report | Consumer Confidence Rule | — | Resolved |
| July 1, 2021 – November 5, 2021 | Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report | Consumer Confidence Rule | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022 | Monitoring, Regular | Benzo(a)pyrene | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022 | Monitoring, Regular | HEXACHLOROBENZENE | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022 | Monitoring, Regular | Heptachlor epoxide | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022 | Monitoring, Regular | Heptachlor | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022 | Monitoring, Regular | LASSO | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022 | Monitoring, Regular | Atrazine | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022 | Monitoring, Regular | Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022 | Monitoring, Regular | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022 | Monitoring, Regular | Simazine | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022 | Monitoring, Regular | Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022 | Monitoring, Regular | Toxaphene | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022 | Monitoring, Regular | Methoxychlor | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022 | Monitoring, Regular | BHC-GAMMA | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022 | Monitoring, Regular | Endrin | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022 | Monitoring, Regular | Chlordane | — | Resolved |
| July 1, 2018 – September 20, 2018 | Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report | Consumer Confidence Rule | — | Resolved |
| July 1, 2015 – September 25, 2015 | Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report | Consumer Confidence Rule | — | Resolved |
| July 1, 2015 – July 31, 2015 | Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) | Coliform (TCR) | Health-based | Resolved |
| July 1, 2013 – October 15, 2013 | Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report | Consumer Confidence Rule | — | Resolved |
| July 1, 2012 – August 30, 2012 | Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report | Consumer Confidence Rule | — | Resolved |
| July 1, 2010 – October 25, 2010 | Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report | Consumer Confidence Rule | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003 | Monitoring, Regular | Nitrate | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004 | Monitoring, Regular | Heptachlor | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004 | Monitoring, Regular | LASSO | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004 | Monitoring, Regular | Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004 | Monitoring, Regular | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004 | Monitoring, Regular | Simazine | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004 | Monitoring, Regular | Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004 | Monitoring, Regular | Toxaphene | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004 | Monitoring, Regular | Methoxychlor | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004 | Monitoring, Regular | BHC-GAMMA | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004 | Monitoring, Regular | Endrin | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004 | Monitoring, Regular | Atrazine | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004 | Monitoring, Regular | Chlordane | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004 | Monitoring, Regular | Pentachlorophenol | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004 | Monitoring, Regular | Benzo(a)pyrene | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004 | Monitoring, Regular | HEXACHLOROBENZENE | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2004 | Monitoring, Regular | Heptachlor epoxide | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 1997 – January 31, 1997 | Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR) | Coliform (TCR) | — | Archived |
| October 1, 1995 – October 31, 1995 | Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) | Coliform (TCR) | — | Archived |
| April 1, 1995 – April 30, 1995 | Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR) | Coliform (TCR) | — | Archived |
| October 1, 1979 – October 31, 1979 | Monitoring, Regular | Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | — | Archived |
Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)
Enforcement actions
- September 28, 2025State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
- May 2, 2024State Compliance achieved15 linked violations
- November 5, 2021State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
- April 30, 2019State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
- September 20, 2018State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
- November 1, 2016State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
- September 25, 2015State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
- August 31, 2015State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
- December 15, 2014State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
- October 15, 2013State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
- August 30, 2012State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
- June 30, 2012State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
- September 1, 2011State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
- October 25, 2010State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
- June 25, 2004State Compliance achieved3 linked violations
- January 31, 1997State Violation/Reminder Notice4 linked violations
Common questions
Is UPPER COLUMBIA ACADEMY required to publish a Consumer Confidence Report?
- Yes. UPPER COLUMBIA ACADEMY is a community water system, and federal rules (40 CFR 141 Subpart O) require every community water system to publish a Consumer Confidence Report each year.
When is UPPER COLUMBIA ACADEMY’s next Consumer Confidence Report due?
- UPPER COLUMBIA ACADEMY’s next Consumer Confidence Report is due by July 1, 2027. The report covers calendar year 2026.
Does UPPER COLUMBIA ACADEMY have any open drinking water violations on record?
- As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show no open violations for UPPER COLUMBIA ACADEMY.
What is a Consumer Confidence Report?
- A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the annual drinking water quality report that community water systems must provide to the people they serve. It lists the contaminants detected in the system’s water during the year, where the water comes from, and how the results compare with federal limits. EPA’s revised CCR rule takes effect January 1, 2027, and the first reports in the new format are due July 1, 2027.
Contact
UPPER COLUMBIA ACADEMY
Phone not on record
SPANGLE, WA 99031