Lead in Washington water
Lead was detected in 75 of 96 Washington cities with a published result, 1 of them above the action level.
1 city above the action level
- Vera PowerAbove reference
- #1 Asotin CountyDetected
- AnacortesDetected
- AuburnDetected
- Bainbridge IslandDetected
- Battle GroundDetected
- BellinghamDetected
- Bonney LakeDetected
- BremertonDetected
- CamasDetected
- CheneyDetected
- ClarkDetected
- Consolidated Irrig Dist 19Detected
- Covington DistrictDetected
- Cross Valley DistrictDetected
- DuPontDetected
- EllensburgDetected
- EnumclawDetected
- EverettDetected
- FerndaleDetected
- FifeDetected
- Gig HarborDetected
- GrandviewDetected
- Highline DistrictDetected
- HoquiamDetected
- IssaquahDetected
- KelsoDetected
- King County District NoDetected
- LaceyDetected
- Lakehaven DistrictDetected
- Lakewood DistrictDetected
- Liberty Lake DistrictDetected
- Lwwsd - South ShoreDetected
- LyndenDetected
- MarysvilleDetected
- Moses LakeDetected
- North PeninsulaDetected
- North Perry Ave DistrictDetected
- Oak HarborDetected
- OlympiaDetected
- Olympic View DistrictDetected
- OrtingDetected
- PascoDetected
- Port AngelesDetected
- Port TownsendDetected
- PoulsboDetected
- PullmanDetected
- PuyallupDetected
- QuimperDetected
- RedmondDetected
- RentonDetected
- RichlandDetected
- RidgefieldDetected
- Sammamish PlateauDetected
- SeattleDetected
- SequimDetected
- SheltonDetected
- Silverdale DistDetected
- Sno 1 - Lake StevensDetected
- SnohomishDetected
- SnoqualmieDetected
- Spo Dist 3 SysDetected
- SpokaneDetected
- StanwoodDetected
- SumnerDetected
- SunnysideDetected
- TumwaterDetected
- VancouverDetected
- Walla WallaDetected
- WashougalDetected
- WenatcheeDetected
- West Sound DistrictDetected
- Whitworth DistrictDetected
- WoodlandDetected
- YelmDetected
Not detected or no usable result: 21 cities
- AberdeenNot detected
- ArlingtonNot detected
- Beacon Hill DistrictNot detected
- Cedar River DistrictNot detected
- CentraliaNot detected
- ChehalisNot detected
- ChelanNot detected
- East Wenatchee DistrictNot detected
- KennewickNot detected
- KentNot detected
- Lake Meridian DistrictNot detected
- LeavenworthNot detected
- LongviewNot detected
- Manchester DistrictNot detected
- Port OrchardNot detected
- ProsserNot detected
- Skagit County 1 Judy ResNot detected
- SkywayNot detected
- TacomaNot detected
- West RichlandNot detected
- YakimaNot detected
Values are from the published EPA record; a contaminant that was never tested is shown as pending, never as a pass. Above the action level is a regulatory trigger for the system, not a measurement of any single home.
What can carry a lead reduction claim
- Reverse osmosis
Semi-permeable membrane separation removing dissolved minerals, heavy metals, and persistent fluorinated chemicals down to 0.0001 microns.
- NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 53 lead-certified filters
- Replacing lead service lines
Boiling does not remove a dissolved chemical compound and can concentrate it. Many pitcher and refrigerator filters carry no verified claim for a compound like this at all.
A finding establishes the need, the need names the capability, the capability requires a verified certification. No product appears before that sequence completes. Filter Finder →