Is Tehaleh, WA tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 5 utilities serving Tehaleh has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Washington’s records.
Bonney Lake Water Department City, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.4 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Bonney Lake Water Department City is moderately hard, typically 114 mg/L (6.7 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 Tehaleh’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Bonney Lake Water Department City
Washington · serves 43,371 people · about 7,900 in Tehaleh
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.4 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, typically 114 mg/L (6.7 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Tacoma Water Division
Washington · serves 446,245 people · about 3,700 in Tehaleh
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 0.56 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft to very hard depending on the source, 12 to 197 mg/L (0.7 to 11.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Tapps Island Water System
Washington · serves 1,501 people · about 300 in Tehaleh
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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View Royal Water System
Washington · serves 2,069 people · about 190 in Tehaleh
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 4.9 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, 114 mg/L (6.7 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Orting
Washington · serves 10,332 people · under 100 in Tehaleh
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 4.4 ppb, above the health goal.
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 Bonney Lake Water Department City’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Tehaleh
The 3 labs Washington certifies closest to Tehaleh, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Water Management Laboratories, Inc.
Tacoma, WA · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
Aqua Test, Incorporated
Maple Valley, WA · about 23 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
AmTest Laboratories
Renton, WA · about 25 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts
Which ZIP codes are in Tehaleh: 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 Tehaleh
Other towns in Pierce County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Bonney Lake Water Department City’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water