Does Cheney, WA tap water have any EPA-reported violations?

As of June 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 156 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Cheney, of which 0 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does Cheney, WA tap water come from?

Cheney is served by 3 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: groundwater.

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Cheney tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Cheney. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Cheney is served by 3 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 34,132 people.

As of June 2026, EPA records show 156 violations across the community water system(s) serving Cheney, going back to the earliest EPA record. None were health-based; the records are monitoring or reporting violations (a required test or report was late or missed). Each is listed by system below, with its status.

3

Community water systems
~34,132

People served (EPA-reported)
June 2026

EPA records reviewed through

What the EPA has on record, by system

Eastern Washington University

17,108 served · groundwater · PWSID WA5321900

Monitoring Nitrate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Arsenic: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Barium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Cadmium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Chloride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Chromium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring CYANIDE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Fluoride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Iron: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Manganese: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Mercury: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Nickel: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Nitrite: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Selenium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Silver: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Sodium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Antimony, Total: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Beryllium, Total: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Thallium, Total: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Zinc: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Hardness, Total (as CaC03): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Cheney City Of

16,954 served · groundwater · PWSID WA5312400

Monitoring Nitrate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between January 2024 and January 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Endrin: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring BHC-GAMMA: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Methoxychlor: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Toxaphene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Simazine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Hexachlorocyclopentadiene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Metolachlor: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Atrazine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring LASSO: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Heptachlor: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Heptachlor epoxide: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Dieldrin: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Butachlor: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Propachlor: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring HEXACHLOROBENZENE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Benzo(a)pyrene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Metribuzin: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Chlordane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Dalapon: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Picloram: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Dinoseb: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring 2,4,5-TP: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Pentachlorophenol: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Dicamba: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Chloromethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Bromomethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring DICHLOROMETHANE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring o-Chlorotoluene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring o-Dichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring p-Dichlorobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Vinyl chloride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring 1,1-Dichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring 1,1-Dichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring 1,2-Dichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring 1,1,1-Trichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Carbon tetrachloride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring 1,2-Dichloropropane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Trichloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring 1,1,2-Trichloroethane: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Tetrachloroethylene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring CHLOROBENZENE: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Benzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Toluene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Ethylbenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Bromobenzene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Styrene: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2023 and October 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in July 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Valley Of The Horses Water Dist #12

70 served · groundwater · PWSID WA5390979

Monitoring Nitrate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between January 2015 and January 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

What this means

A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.

This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.

Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.