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Is Ocean Park, WA tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Ocean Park, 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.

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The short answer

2 of the 2 utilities serving Ocean Park have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Washington’s records: North Beach Water and Surfside Homeowners.

North Beach Water, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the action level and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 20 ppb, above the action level.

The water from North Beach Water is moderately hard, typically 69 mg/L (4 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 Ocean Park’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 North Beach Water’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 Ocean Park

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

  • Pacific County DCD WQ Laboratory

    South Bend, WA · about 10 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (360) 875-9356

  • Lewis County Environmental Health Laboratory

    Chehalis, WA · about 46 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate

    (360) 740-1237

  • Grays Harbor County Water Testing Lab

    Montesano, WA · about 47 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate

    (360) 249-4413

All 84 certified labs for Washington

ZIP codes in Ocean Park

Which ZIP codes are in Ocean Park: 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 Ocean Park

Towns nearby with a page of their own.

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