Is Seabeck, WA tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Seabeck has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Washington’s records.
Seabeck, 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 Seabeck is soft, 47 mg/L (2.7 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 Seabeck’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Seabeck
Washington · serves 610 people · about 140 in Seabeck
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: soft, 47 mg/L (2.7 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Hintzville Acres
Washington · serves 170 people · under 100 in Seabeck
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: soft, typically 42 mg/L (2.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Seabeck
The 3 labs Washington certifies closest to Seabeck, 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 16 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Eurofins EPK Built Environment Testing, LLC
Seattle, WA · about 24 miles
Certified for bacteria, asbestos
MCL Food Testing
Seattle, WA · about 25 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Seabeck
Which ZIP codes are in Seabeck: 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 Seabeck
Other towns in Kitsap County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Seabeck’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