Is Burbank, WA tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 5 utilities serving Burbank has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Washington’s records: Great Basin Water Burbank.
Great Basin Water Burbank, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Nitrate at 11.7 ppm, above the legal limit.
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 Burbank’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Great Basin Water Burbank
Washington · serves 656 people · under 100 in Burbank
2 results above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Nitrate at 11.7 ppm, above the legal limit.
5 health-based violations since 2016
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Burbank Heights
Washington · serves 177 people · under 100 in Burbank
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 5.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Burbank Irrigation District 4
Washington · serves 527 people · under 100 in Burbank
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Nitrate at 12.7 ppm, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, 335 mg/L (19.6 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Arlenes Addition
Washington · serves 480 people · under 100 in Burbank
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.2 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Sun Harbor Water District #3
Washington · serves 187 people · under 100 in Burbank
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 5.7 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft to very hard depending on the source, 52 to 270 mg/L (3 to 15.8 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Great Basin Water Burbank’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Nitrate, Fluoride, Arsenic
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Nitrate, Fluoride, Arsenic
Culligan 10-Cup Pitcher with ZeroWater Technology (ZEROP10)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Nitrate, Fluoride
Water testing near Burbank
The 3 labs Washington certifies closest to Burbank, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Matrix Sciences International Inc. dba KTL
Pasco, WA · about 14 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
RJ Lee Group, Inc. Columbia Basin Analytical Laboratories
Pasco, WA · about 14 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Benton-Franklin Health District Lab
Kennewick, WA · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in Burbank
Which ZIP codes are in Burbank: 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.
Near Burbank
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Great Basin Water Burbank’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for NitrateRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best reverse osmosis systems, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water