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Is Ritzville, WA tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Ritzville, 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

Neither of the 2 utilities serving Ritzville has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Washington’s records.

Ritzville Water Department, 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.

The water from Ritzville Water Department is soft, typically 15 mg/L (0.9 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 Ritzville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Ritzville

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

  • Lincoln County Environmental Health Lab

    Davenport, WA · about 41 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (509) 215-1034

  • AV Labs, Inc

    Othello, WA · about 44 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (509) 488-2468

  • Soiltest Farm Consultants, Inc. Laboratory

    Moses Lake, WA · about 46 miles

    Certified for nitrate, minerals and other inorganics

    (509) 765-1622

All 84 certified labs for Washington

ZIP codes in Ritzville

Which ZIP codes are in Ritzville: 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 Ritzville

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