Is Napavine, WA tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 7 utilities serving Napavine has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Washington’s records.
City of Napavine, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 6.0 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from City of Napavine is soft, 44 mg/L (2.6 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 Napavine’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Napavine
Washington · serves 3,095 people · about 460 in Napavine
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 6.0 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft, 44 mg/L (2.6 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Chehalis Water Department
Washington · serves 11,718 people · under 100 in Napavine
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: soft, typically 50 mg/L (2.9 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Boistfort Valley
Washington · serves 2,389 people · under 100 in Napavine
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: soft, typically 30 mg/L (1.8 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Newaukum Ventures
Washington · serves 186 people · under 100 in Napavine
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.8 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, typically 61 mg/L (3.6 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Gunderson Water Works
Washington · serves 53 people · under 100 in Napavine
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.7 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, 108 mg/L (6.3 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Winston Creek Rv Park
Washington · serves 50 people · under 100 in Napavine
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.3 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, 66 mg/L (3.9 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Winlock Waters 2
Washington · serves 25 people · based in Napavine
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.5 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, typically 75 mg/L (4.4 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 City of Napavine’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: 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: 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: Arsenic, Lead
Water testing near Napavine
The 3 labs Washington certifies closest to Napavine, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Lewis County Environmental Health Laboratory
Chehalis, WA · about 4 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
ALS Environmental - Kelso
Kelso, WA · about 31 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity
Olympic Analytical LLC dba Vanguard Laboratory
Olympia, WA · about 34 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Which ZIP codes are in Napavine: 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 Napavine
Other towns in Lewis County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Napavine’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for ArsenicRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best reverse osmosis systems, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water