Is Wenatchee, WA tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 6 utilities serving 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 Wenatchee’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Chelan Co PUD 1
Washington · serves 16,190 people · about 1,700 in Wenatchee
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Wenatchee
Washington · serves 43,690 people · about 1,300 in 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
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Malaga Water District
Washington · serves 2,478 people · under 100 in Wenatchee
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.9 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, typically 273 mg/L (15.9 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Turtlerock Homeowners Association
Washington · serves 133 people · under 100 in Wenatchee
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.1 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, 95 mg/L (5.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Hi - Color Orchard Farmworker Housing
Washington · serves 53 people · based in Wenatchee
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, 100 mg/L (5.8 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Bardin Hills Farmworker Housing
Washington · serves 36 people · based in Wenatchee
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 3.3 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, 230 mg/L (13.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Wenatchee
The 3 labs Washington certifies closest to 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 Wenatchee
Which ZIP codes are in 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 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