Is Hoodsport, WA tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Hoodsport has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Washington’s records.
Lake Cushman System 5, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Lake Cushman System 5 is soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 44 to 86 mg/L (2.5 to 5 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 Hoodsport’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Lake Cushman System 5
Washington · serves 3,675 people · under 100 in Hoodsport
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 44 to 86 mg/L (2.5 to 5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Lake Cushman System 3
Washington · serves 917 people · under 100 in Hoodsport
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: soft, typically 51 mg/L (3 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 Lake Cushman System 5’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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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: Lead, Arsenic
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: Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Hoodsport
The 3 labs Washington certifies closest to Hoodsport, 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 16 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Olympic Analytical LLC dba Vanguard Laboratory
Olympia, WA · about 27 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Thurston County Health Department Laboratory
Olympia, WA · about 32 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
ZIP codes in Hoodsport
Which ZIP codes are in Hoodsport: 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 Hoodsport
Other towns in Mason County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Lake Cushman System 5’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water