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Is Copalis Beach, WA tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Copalis Beach, 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.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

Neither of the 2 utilities serving Copalis Beach has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Washington’s records.

Haven by the Sea, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.1 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.

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 Copalis Beach’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 Haven by the Sea’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.

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Every claim, and more filters, in the full report

Water testing near Copalis Beach

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 Copalis Beach, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Grays Harbor County Water Testing Lab

    Montesano, WA · about 24 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate

    (360) 249-4413

  • Pacific County DCD WQ Laboratory

    South Bend, WA · about 44 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (360) 875-9356

  • Olympic Analytical LLC dba Vanguard Laboratory

    Olympia, WA · about 52 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate

    (360) 967-7010

All 84 certified labs for Washington

ZIP codes in Copalis Beach

Which ZIP codes are in Copalis Beach: 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 Copalis Beach

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