North Fir Island Water Association
What EPA’s and Washington’s records show in this utility’s water: nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals; lead and copper; and violations since 2016, with the certification that handles each result.
- Serves
- 76 people
- Connections
- 46
- Water source
- Surface water bought from another system
- Based in
- MT Vernon, WA
- County
- Skagit
- Owner
- Private
The ZIP code it serves
The short answer
Nothing in EPA’s and Washington’s records for this utility is above a health goal. That covers nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals, plus lead and copper, not everything. No health-based violations on file since 2016.
What was found
Haloacetic acids (HAA5), total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and nitrate: Washington’s own results, samples taken from Jan. 7, 2020 to July 20, 2026, with EPA’s 2012 to 2019 file for earlier years.
Below EPA’s limits3
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Forms or is added in treatment
8.6ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026
2026, one sample: 7.7 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 8.6 ppb, in 2024, below EPA’s legal limit of 60 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, its one sample was 7.7 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 22.4 ppb, in 2013.
What handles it
No certification claim covers this compound yet.
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Forms or is added in treatment
9.7ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026
2026, one sample: 7.0 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 9.7 ppb, in 2021, below EPA’s legal limit of 80 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, its one sample was 7.0 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 28.8 ppb, in 2016.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
Nitrate
Comes from the source
0.19ppm
Highest sample; found in 3 of 6
2025, one sample: 0.18 ppm
The highest sample, in 2022, was 0.19 ppm, below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppm. In 2025, the latest year on file, its one sample was 0.18 ppm.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite (30 ppm challenge)”
One compound tested and not foundBelow the reporting level in every sample. Not found is not the same as zero.
- Lead
Violations since 2016
No health-based violations on file with EPA since 2016.
What this report can’t tell you
Everything else. Haloacetic acids (HAA5), total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and nitrate results here are Washington’s own from 2020 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. North Fir Island Water Association’s own annual report, which it must send you every year, has the contaminants this page does not show.
Your own plumbing. Lead results are the 90th percentile across homes the utility samples. Your home’s service line, solder and fixtures decide yours. A certified lab test is the only way to know.
What it means for your health. This page reports what the records show and EPA’s limits and goals; it is not medical advice. If you are worried about a health effect, talk to a doctor or your local health department.
Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q3; UCMR 5 didn’t sample this utility; Washington’s results run from Jan. 7, 2020 to July 20, 2026.
Testing your own tap
The 3 labs Washington certifies closest to the area North Fir Island Water Association serves, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eurofins DW and WW West, Washington Laboratory
Burlington, WA · about 7 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts
Freshwater Analytical Labs, LLC
Arlington, WA · about 23 miles
Certified for bacteria
Precision Analytical Laboratories, LLC
Everett, WA · about 28 miles
Certified for lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Sources
- EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, file of Oct. 15, 2026
- EPA SDWA bulk download (SDWIS federal data), 2026 Q3
- Washington State Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water, results from Jan. 1, 2020 to Sept. 29, 2026, read Oct. 8, 2026
- EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, file of Feb. 5, 2024
- Certified labs: Washington State Department of Ecology, Lab Accreditation Program, environmental laboratories accredited for drinking water analyses, read Oct. 10, 2026; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer
- Limits and goals: each contaminant’s page, with its EPA source.
- How this page is built: methodology.
PWSID WA53AA747. Rebuilt from EPA data on Oct. 18, 2026.
What to do next
- Nothing here is above a health goalIn EPA’s and Washington’s records for this utility. They don’t cover everything, which is why the next step matters.Every contaminant TapBuff tracks
- Get the utility’s own reportNorth Fir Island Water Association must send you a water quality report every year. It covers contaminants this page does not show.How to read it
- Test your own tap for leadYour service line, solder and fixtures decide the lead at your faucet, not the utility’s average.Lead in your water: what to do
- 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