Is Hat Island, WA tap water safe?
The short answer
City of Everett Public Works Dept. serves Hat Island. In EPA’s and Washington’s records it has 1 result above the health goal, and no health-based violation since 2016.
The worst: Lead at 3.5 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from City of Everett Public Works Dept. is soft, 12 mg/L (0.7 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 City of Everett Public Works Dept.’s water.
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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 Hat Island
The 3 labs Washington certifies closest to Hat Island, 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 · under a mile
Certified for lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Everett Environmental Laboratory
Everett, WA · about 3 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Freshwater Analytical Labs, LLC
Arlington, WA · about 19 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Hat Island
Which ZIP codes are in Hat Island: 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 Hat Island
Other towns in Snohomish County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Everett Public Works Dept.’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