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Wildwood 2 and 3

What EPA’s and Washington’s records show in this utility’s water: nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals; lead and copper; and violations since 2016, with the certification that handles each result.

Serves
93 people
Connections
51
Water source
Groundwater
Based in
Ronald, WA
County
Kittitas
Owner
Private
The ZIP code it serves

98940

The short answer

1 result is above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic, above the health goal. No health-based violations on file since 2016.

What handles it

What was found

Arsenic and nitrate: Washington’s own results, samples taken from July 29, 2020 to May 18, 2026, with EPA’s 2012 to 2019 file for earlier years.

Chromium (total) and fluoride: EPA’s compliance monitoring file, samples taken from July 30, 2019 to July 30, 2019. Newer results are in the utility’s annual water quality report.

Above the health goal1

Arsenic

Comes from the source

Above the health goal

4.7ppb

Highest yearly average, 2022 to 2025

2025, one sample: 4.4 ppb

Averaged by year, the highest was 4.7 ppb, in 2022: below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppb, but above its health goal of zero. In 2025, the latest year on file, its one sample was 4.4 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 4.1 ppb, in 2019.

What handles it

  • NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction”
  • NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction”

Below EPA’s limits2

Chromium (total)

Comes from the source

Below EPA’s limits

5.6ppb

Highest yearly average, 2019

Averaged by year, the highest was 5.6 ppb, in 2019, below EPA’s legal limit of 100 ppb. That is the only year on file.

What handles it

Nitrate

Comes from the source

Below EPA’s limits

0.41ppm

Highest sample; found in 5 of 6

2026, one sample: 0.41 ppm

The highest sample, in 2026, was 0.41 ppm, below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppm. That was also the latest year on file, and its one sample was 0.41 ppm. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest sample of 0.33 ppm, in 2019.

What handles it

  • NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite Reduction”
  • NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite (30 ppm challenge)”
2 compounds tested and not foundBelow the reporting level in every sample. Not found is not the same as zero.
  • Fluoride
  • Lead

What handles it

A certification covers specific claims, not a whole standard. Look for these claims on the certifier’s listing, not the box. Wording varies a little: NSF writes “Lead Reduction,” WQA just “Lead.”

  • NSF/ANSI 53

    Claim: Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction

    For: Arsenic

    Other certifiers’ wording: Arsenic (III) (50 ppb influent level)

  • NSF/ANSI 58

    Claim: Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction

    For: Arsenic

    Other certifiers’ wording: Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=300 ppb Reduction; Arsenic (V) (300 ppb influent level)

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Violations since 2016

No health-based violations on file with EPA since 2016. There are 5 monitoring or reporting violations: a sample missed, late or not reported.

What this report can’t tell you

  • Everything else. Arsenic and nitrate results here are Washington’s own from 2020 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Chromium (total) and fluoride come from EPA’s file alone, which ends in 2019. Wildwood 2 and 3’s own annual report, which it must send you every year, has newer results for those and the contaminants this page does not show.

  • Your own plumbing. Lead results are the 90th percentile across homes the utility samples. Your home’s service line, solder and fixtures decide yours. A certified lab test is the only way to know.

  • What it means for your health. This page reports what the records show and EPA’s limits and goals; it is not medical advice. If you are worried about a health effect, talk to a doctor or your local health department.

  • Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q3; UCMR 5 didn’t sample this utility; Washington’s results run from July 29, 2020 to May 18, 2026; EPA’s compliance samples are from July 30, 2019 to July 30, 2019.

Testing your own tap

Wildwood 2 and 3’s results are for the water it sends out. What your own service line, solder and fixtures add shows up only in a test of your tap, by a lab Washington certifies.

The 3 labs Washington certifies closest to the area Wildwood 2 and 3 serves, 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 · about 35 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (509) 701-8362

  • Aqua Test, Incorporated

    Maple Valley, WA · about 41 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate

    (425) 432-9360

  • OnSite Environmental, Inc.

    Redmond, WA · about 51 miles

    Certified for lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics

    (425) 883-3881

All 84 certified labs for Washington

Sources

PWSID WA5396883. Rebuilt from EPA data on Oct. 18, 2026.

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