Is Port Ludlow, WA tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 7 utilities serving Port Ludlow has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Washington’s records: Bridgehaven Community Club.
Olympic Water & Sewer Inc, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 7.0 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Olympic Water & Sewer Inc is moderately hard, 73 mg/L (4.3 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 Port Ludlow’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Olympic Water & Sewer Inc
Washington · serves 3,086 people · about 910 in Port Ludlow
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 7.0 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, 73 mg/L (4.3 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Bridgehaven Community Club
Washington · serves 623 people · about 110 in Port Ludlow
1 result above the action level. The worst: Lead at 17 ppb, above the action level.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Bywater Bay
Washington · serves 628 people · under 100 in Port Ludlow
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 6.5 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, typically 94 mg/L (5.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Jefferson County Water Dist #1
Washington · serves 600 people · under 100 in Port Ludlow
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 4.0 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, 63 mg/L (3.7 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Olympus Beach Tracts
Washington · serves 143 people · under 100 in Port Ludlow
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Mats View
Washington · serves 52 people · nearly all in Port Ludlow
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 6.3 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, 65 mg/L (3.8 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Tala Point
Washington · serves 45 people · under 100 in Port Ludlow
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 11 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard, 154 mg/L (9 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 Olympic Water & Sewer Inc’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 Port Ludlow
The 3 labs Washington certifies closest to Port Ludlow, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Spectra Laboratories - Kitsap, LLC
Poulsbo, WA · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Eurofins EPK Built Environment Testing, LLC
Seattle, WA · about 20 miles
Certified for bacteria, asbestos
Alliance Technical Group, LLC-Seattle
Seattle, WA · about 22 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper, metals
ZIP codes in Port Ludlow
Which ZIP codes are in Port Ludlow: 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 Port Ludlow
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Olympic Water & Sewer Inc’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