Is Felida, WA tap water safe?
The short answer
Clark Public Utilities serves Felida. In EPA’s and Washington’s records it has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal, and no health-based violation since 2016.
The worst: PFOS at 8.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
The water from Clark Public Utilities is soft to hard depending on the source, 25 to 140 mg/L (1.5 to 8.2 grains per gallon). How Washington’s water compares.
Some homes in a town are on private wells or a small system of their own. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours.
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Clark Public Utilities’s water.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Arsenic, Lead
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: PFOS, PFOA, Arsenic, Lead
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Arsenic, Lead
Water testing near Felida
The 3 labs Washington certifies closest to Felida, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
BSK Associates - Vancouver
Vancouver, WA · about 6 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Columbia Laboratories, Inc.
Portland, OR · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Rose City Laboratories, LLC
Portland, OR · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
ZIP codes in Felida
Which ZIP codes are in Felida: 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 Felida
Other towns in Clark County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Clark Public Utilities’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOSRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water