Richview
What EPA’s and Washington’s records show in this utility’s water: nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals, plus violations since 2016, with the certification that handles each result.
- Serves
- 120 people
- Connections
- 60
- Water source
- Groundwater
- Based in
- Washtucna, WA
- County
- Franklin
- Owner
- Private
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, not everything. No health-based violations on file since 2016.
What was found
Nitrate: Washington’s own results, samples taken from May 12, 2026 to May 12, 2026.
Below EPA’s limits1
Nitrate
Comes from the source
1.2ppm
One sample
2026, one sample: 1.2 ppm
The highest sample, in 2026, was 1.2 ppm, below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppm. That is the only year on file, and its one sample was 1.2 ppm.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite (30 ppm challenge)”
Violations since 2016
No health-based violations on file with EPA since 2016.
What this report can’t tell you
Everything else. Nitrate results here are Washington’s own from 2026 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Richview’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 May 12, 2026 to May 12, 2026.
Testing your own tap
No lab Washington certifies is within 75 miles of the area Richview serves on the state’s list. Some take samples by mail; the state’s page lists them all.
All 84 certified labs for WashingtonSources
- 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
- Limits and goals: each contaminant’s page, with its EPA source.
- How this page is built: methodology.
PWSID WA53AE302. 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 reportRichview 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