Is Pacific, WA tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 4 utilities serving Pacific 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 Pacific, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Washington’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
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 Pacific’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Pacific
Washington · serves 7,925 people · about 6,800 in Pacific
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Lakehaven Water and Sewer District
Washington · serves 148,809 people · about 450 in Pacific
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 4.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: moderately hard to hard depending on the source, 100 to 146 mg/L (5.8 to 8.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Algona Water Dept
Washington · serves 3,300 people · under 100 in Pacific
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Highline Water District
Washington · serves 100,170 people · under 100 in Pacific
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.4 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard to hard depending on the source, 70 to 166 mg/L (4.1 to 9.7 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Pacific
The 3 labs Washington certifies closest to Pacific, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Water Management Laboratories, Inc.
Tacoma, WA · about 9 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
AmTest Laboratories
Renton, WA · about 13 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts
Analytical Resources, LLC
Tukwila, WA · about 14 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Which ZIP codes are in Pacific: 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 Pacific
Other towns in King County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Pacific’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water