Is Whidbey Island Station, WA tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 7 utilities serving Whidbey Island Station have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Washington’s records: Rolling Hills - Glencairn and Penn Cove Water and Sewer District.
Naval Air Station/Whidbey Island, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.4 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
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 Whidbey Island Station’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Naval Air Station/Whidbey Island
Washington · serves 16,595 people · about 1,700 in Whidbey Island Station
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Oak Harbor
Washington · serves 23,675 people · about 810 in Whidbey Island Station
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.9 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft to very hard depending on the source, 21 to 258 mg/L (1.2 to 15.1 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Rolling Hills - Glencairn
Washington · serves 872 people · under 100 in Whidbey Island Station
1 result above the legal limit and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 85.4 ppb, above the legal limit. Hardness: very hard, typically 379 mg/L (22.2 grains per gallon).
9 health-based violations since 2016
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Penn Cove Water and Sewer District
Washington · serves 460 people · under 100 in Whidbey Island Station
1 result above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 122 ppb, above the legal limit. Hardness: very hard, 350 mg/L (20.5 grains per gallon).
20 health-based violations since 2016
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Hillcrest Village Water Co Inc
Washington · serves 770 people · under 100 in Whidbey Island Station
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 5.0 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, 286 mg/L (16.7 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Dugualla Community Inc
Washington · serves 459 people · under 100 in Whidbey Island Station
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.1 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard, 175 mg/L (10.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Sea View Water LLC
Washington · serves 496 people · under 100 in Whidbey Island Station
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 5.9 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, typically 220 mg/L (12.9 grains per gallon).
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 Naval Air Station/Whidbey Island’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 Whidbey Island Station
The 3 labs Washington certifies closest to Whidbey Island Station, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eurofins DW and WW West, Washington Laboratory
Burlington, WA · about 18 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts
Precision Analytical Laboratories, LLC
Everett, WA · about 30 miles
Certified for lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Everett Environmental Laboratory
Everett, WA · about 33 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Which ZIP codes are in Whidbey Island Station: 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 Whidbey Island Station
Other towns in Island County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Naval Air Station/Whidbey Island’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