Is Union, WA tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 6 utilities serving Union has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Washington’s records.
Alderbrook Water Co, 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 Alderbrook Water Co is soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 43 to 69 mg/L (2.5 to 4 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 Union’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Alderbrook Water Co
Washington · serves 2,154 people · under 100 in Union
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 43 to 69 mg/L (2.5 to 4 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Union
Washington · serves 700 people · under 100 in Union
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 36 to 69 mg/L (2.1 to 4.1 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Vuecrest
Washington · serves 191 people · under 100 in Union
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.5 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft, typically 35 mg/L (2.1 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Orchard Beach Community
Washington · serves 64 people · based in Union
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.1 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 46 to 70 mg/L (2.7 to 4.1 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Bolduc Community
Washington · serves 51 people · based in Union
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft, 43 mg/L (2.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Mountain View
Washington · serves 41 people · based in Union
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 4.4 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft, 12 mg/L (0.7 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Union
The 3 labs Washington certifies closest to Union, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Olympic Analytical LLC dba Vanguard Laboratory
Olympia, WA · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Thurston County Health Department Laboratory
Olympia, WA · about 18 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Grays Harbor County Water Testing Lab
Montesano, WA · about 27 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
ZIP codes in Union
Which ZIP codes are in Union: 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 Union
Other towns in Mason County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Alderbrook Water Co’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