Is Camano, WA tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 15 utilities serving Camano has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Washington’s records: Arrowhead Beach Coop Water Assoc.
Camano Water Association, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Camano Water Association is hard to very hard depending on the source, 165 to 190 mg/L (9.6 to 11.1 grains per gallon). How Washington’s water compares.
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 Camano’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Camano Water Association
Washington · serves 2,592 people · about 2,300 in Camano
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard to very hard depending on the source, 165 to 190 mg/L (9.6 to 11.1 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Camano Co - Op Water & Power Co
Washington · serves 1,071 people · nearly all in Camano
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 8.6 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard, 173 mg/L (10.1 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Camaloch Association
Washington · serves 825 people · nearly all in Camano
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 7.9 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard, typically 162 mg/L (9.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Lost Lake Property Owners Assn
Washington · serves 736 people · nearly all in Camano
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.4 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard, 167 mg/L (9.7 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Camano Hills Water Company Inc
Washington · serves 286 people · nearly all in Camano
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 7.3 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Madrona Beach Comm Water System
Washington · serves 539 people · nearly all in Camano
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 7.8 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard, 125 mg/L (7.3 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Camano Vista Water District
Washington · serves 591 people · about 520 in Camano
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 5.2 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Combined Water System
Washington · serves 435 people · nearly all in Camano
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 5.6 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 110 to 210 mg/L (6.4 to 12.3 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Juniper Beach Water District
Washington · serves 213 people · nearly all in Camano
1 result above the limit’s level with no violation recorded and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 92.2 ppb, above the limit’s level, no violation. Hardness: very hard, typically 256 mg/L (15 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Buena Vista Community Club
Washington · serves 200 people · nearly all in Camano
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 8.2 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, 200 mg/L (11.7 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
5 more utilities in Camano
By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Camano than those above.
- Camano City Community Club Incserves 246 people · nearly all in Camano · no health-based violations since 2016
- Arrowhead Beach Coop Water Assocserves 168 people · nearly all in Camano · 19 health-based violations since 2016
- Rocky Point Community Clubserves 320 people · nearly all in Camano · no health-based violations since 2016
- Camano Laguna Vista Water Assocserves 310 people · nearly all in Camano · no health-based violations since 2016
- Thunder Ridge Water Systemserves 145 people · nearly all in Camano · 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 Camano Water Association’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Camano
The 3 labs Washington certifies closest to Camano, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Precision Analytical Laboratories, LLC
Everett, WA · about 20 miles
Certified for lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Eurofins DW and WW West, Washington Laboratory
Burlington, WA · about 21 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts
Everett Environmental Laboratory
Everett, WA · about 22 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in Camano
Which ZIP codes are in Camano: 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 Camano
Other towns in Island County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Camano Water Association’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water