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Is Bothell, WA tap water safe?

5 utilities serve Bothell, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Washington’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

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The short answer

2 of the 5 utilities serving Bothell have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Washington’s records: Alderwood Water District and Northshore Utility District.

Alderwood Water District, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the action level. The worst: Lead at 28 ppb, above the action level.

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 Bothell’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

What handles it

Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Alderwood Water District’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.

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Water testing near Bothell

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Washington certifies.

The 3 labs Washington certifies closest to Bothell, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Brooks Applied Labs, LLC

    Seattle, WA · about 6 miles

    Certified for lead and copper, metals

    (206) 753-6119

  • IEH Analytical Laboratories

    Seattle, WA · about 6 miles

    Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, PFAS

    (206) 632-2715

  • OnSite Environmental, Inc.

    Redmond, WA · about 7 miles

    Certified for lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics

    (425) 883-3881

All 84 certified labs for Washington

ZIP codes in Bothell

Which ZIP codes are in Bothell: 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: Washington State Department of Ecology, Lab Accreditation Program, environmental laboratories accredited for drinking water analyses; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.

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