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Is Cody, WY tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Cody, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Wyoming’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

Neither of the 2 utilities serving Cody has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Wyoming’s records.

City of Cody, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Wyoming’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 Cody’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Cody

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Wyoming certifies.

No lab Wyoming certifies is within 75 miles of Cody on the state’s list. Some take samples by mail; the state’s page lists them all.

Wyoming Public Health Laboratory: Total coliform and E. coli testing that homeowners can use for their wells. New customers fill out the lab's customer form to open an account. Water Testing, Wyoming Department of Health.

All 12 certified labs for Wyoming

ZIP codes in Cody

Which ZIP codes are in Cody: 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.

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