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Is Port Orchard, WA tap water safe?

15 utilities serve Port Orchard, 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

None of the 15 utilities serving Port Orchard has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Washington’s records.

West Sound Utility District #1, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 5.7 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.

The water from West Sound Utility District #1 is soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 40 to 81 mg/L (2.3 to 4.8 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 Orchard’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

5 more utilities in Port Orchard

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

  • Long Lake View Est 1serves 39 people · nearly all in Port Orchard · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Navy Yard Parkserves 268 people · under 100 in Port Orchard · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Harbor Heightsserves 188 people · under 100 in Port Orchard · no health-based violations since 2016
  • May Volt Hillsserves 106 people · under 100 in Port Orchard · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Wye Lake Acreagesserves 175 people · under 100 in Port Orchard · 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 West Sound Utility District #1’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 Port Orchard

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

  • Friedman & Bruya, Inc.

    Seattle, WA · about 16 miles

    Certified for lead and copper, metals

    (800) 487-8231

  • Analytical Resources, LLC

    Tukwila, WA · about 16 miles

    Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics

    (206) 695-6200

  • Seattle-King Co Dept of Public Health Lab

    Seattle, WA · about 16 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (206) 744-8950

All 84 certified labs for Washington

ZIP codes in Port Orchard

Which ZIP codes are in Port Orchard: 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.

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