Is South Wenatchee, WA tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving South Wenatchee has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Washington’s records.
Chelan Co PUD 1, 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 South Wenatchee’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Chelan Co PUD 1
Washington · serves 16,190 people · about 190 in South Wenatchee
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
City of Wenatchee
Washington · serves 43,690 people · about 140 in South Wenatchee
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.1 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, typically 245 mg/L (14.3 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near South Wenatchee
The 3 labs Washington certifies closest to South Wenatchee, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Anatek Labs, Inc - Wenatchee
Wenatchee, WA · under a mile
Certified for bacteria
Soiltest Farm Consultants, Inc. Laboratory
Moses Lake, WA · about 52 miles
Certified for nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Anatek Labs, Inc. - Yakima
Yakima, WA · about 59 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in South Wenatchee
Which ZIP codes are in South Wenatchee: 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 South Wenatchee
Other towns in Chelan County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Chelan Co PUD 1’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