Is Waldport, OR tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 5 utilities serving Waldport have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: King Silver Rv Park and Kozy Acres Water System.
City of Waldport, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and CDC’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Waldport’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Waldport
Oregon · serves 2,300 people · about 150 in Waldport
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Sw Lincoln Co Water PUD
Oregon · serves 3,000 people · under 100 in Waldport
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Riverside Mobile Park
Oregon · serves 32 people · under 100 in Waldport
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
King Silver Rv Park
Oregon · serves 62 people · based in Waldport
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
2 health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Kozy Acres Water System
Oregon · serves 40 people · based in Waldport
1 result above the action level. The worst: Lead at 15.3 ppb, above the action level.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Waldport
The 3 labs Oregon certifies closest to Waldport, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eurofins Corvallis
Corvallis, OR · about 35 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
U.S. Region 9 Lab - Corvallis, OR
Corvallis, OR · about 40 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, PFAS
Pacific Water Analytics
Eugene, OR · about 43 miles
Certified for bacteria
Oregon State University Extension Well Water Program: Nitrate screening of well water at many of its groundwater education events. The screening is free. Water Testing Guidance for Private Wells, OSU Well Water Program.
All 91 certified labs for OregonZIP codes in Waldport
Which ZIP codes are in Waldport: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Oregon Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, drinking water labs, as listed in TNI LAMS; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Waldport
Other towns in Lincoln County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Waldport’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water