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Is Othello, WA tap water safe?

13 utilities serve Othello, 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.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

None of the 13 utilities serving Othello has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Washington’s records.

Othello Water Department, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 43.1 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. A health benchmark is a level EPA screens with, not a legal limit.

The water from Othello Water Department is soft, typically 21 mg/L (1.3 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 Othello’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

3 more utilities in Othello

By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Othello than those above.

Water testing near Othello

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

  • AV Labs, Inc

    Othello, WA · under a mile

    Certified for bacteria

    (509) 488-2468

  • Soiltest Farm Consultants, Inc. Laboratory

    Moses Lake, WA · about 24 miles

    Certified for nitrate, minerals and other inorganics

    (509) 765-1622

  • Ag Health Laboratories, Inc.

    Sunnyside, WA · about 31 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate

    (509) 836-2020

All 84 certified labs for Washington

ZIP codes in Othello

Which ZIP codes are in Othello: 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 Othello

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