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PFAS in Washington

Of the 244 water suppliers tested for PFAS in Washington, 34 detected PFOA or PFOS (13.9%).

13.9%
of suppliers detected PFOA or PFOS
244
suppliers tested

What is PFAS?

PFAS — “forever chemicals” — are synthetic compounds that accumulate in the body and are linked to cancer, liver damage and immune effects. In 2024 the EPA set enforceable limits of 4 parts per trillion each for PFOA and PFOS. These are the only nationwide PFAS measurements, from the EPA’s UCMR-5 program.

Water suppliers

PFAS value per supplier, 2023–2025. EPA limit — 4 ppt (0.004 µg/L) for PFOA and PFOS, set in 2024. Suppliers that detected PFOA or PFOS are highlighted and listed first. “Not detected” means the contaminant was measured but not found.
SupplierCityPopulationPFAS (ug/L)
Artondale Tacoma 5,828 0.1536 µg/L
Moses Lake City of Moses Lake 32,428 0.0522 µg/L
Vancouver City of Vancouver 373,047 0.0186 µg/L
Richland City of Richland 106,499 0.0170 µg/L
Parkland Light & Water Company Tacoma 33,775 0.0138 µg/L
Camas Municipal Water Sewer System Camas 31,794 0.0120 µg/L
Trentwood Irrigation District 3 Spokane 4,228 0.0120 µg/L
Quistorff Tacoma 1,113 0.0120 µg/L
Kennewick City of Kennewick 118,164 0.0115 µg/L
Sammamish Plateau Water & Sewer Sammamish 79,362 0.0111 µg/L
Jblm Lewis Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord 35,414 0.0111 µg/L
Coupeville Town of Coupeville 4,142 0.0098 µg/L
Southwood Tacoma 64,155 0.0089 µg/L
Benton City Water Benton City 5,626 0.0087 µg/L
Covington Water District Kent 56,172 0.0086 µg/L
Firgrove Mutual Inc Puyallup 36,168 0.0086 µg/L
Clark Public Utilities Vancouver 153,526 0.0084 µg/L
Spanaway Water Company Spanaway 34,506 0.0083 µg/L
Washougal City of Washougal 21,441 0.0079 µg/L
Fairchild Air Force Base Fairchild Afb 9,544 0.0079 µg/L
Deer Park City of Deer Park 5,435 0.0075 µg/L
Spokane City of Spokane 346,138 0.0061 µg/L
Lakewood Water District Lakewood 82,425 0.0059 µg/L
Olympia City of Olympia 126,966 0.0058 µg/L
Centralia Public Works - Water — 28,164 0.0058 µg/L
West Sound Utility District #1 Port Orchard 28,930 0.0057 µg/L
East Spokane Water Dist 1 Spokane Valley 4,285 0.0055 µg/L
Jblm Mcchord Field Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord 7,290 0.0053 µg/L
Redmond Water System City of Redmond 163,335 0.0050 µg/L
Whitworth Water District 2 Mead 26,883 0.0046 µg/L
Medical Lake City of Medical Lake 4,982 0.0044 µg/L
Model Irrigation Dist #18 Spokane 7,903 0.0042 µg/L
Lakehaven Water and Sewer District — 148,809 0.0041 µg/L
Fruitland Mutual Water Company Puyallup 15,313 0.0040 µg/L
Seattle Public Utilities Seattle 1,161,961 Not detected
Tacoma Water Division City of Tacoma 446,170 Not detected
Bellevue City of Bellevue 321,349 Not detected
Alderwood Water District Lynnwood 245,715 Not detected
Everett Public Works Dept. City of Everett 215,774 Not detected
Kent Water Department Kent 166,421 Not detected
Bellingham-Water Division City of Bellingham 141,127 Not detected
Pasco Water Department Pasco 115,102 Not detected
Yakima Water Division City of Yakima 112,858 Not detected
Skagit County Pud 1 Judy Res Mount Vernon 111,415 Not detected
Renton City of Renton 108,091 Not detected
Auburn City of Auburn 107,655 Not detected
Lacey Water Department Lacey 105,178 Not detected
Highline Water District Kent 100,170 Not detected
Northshore Utility District Kenmore 99,789 Not detected
Puyallup City of Puyallup 94,520 Not detected
Marysville Utilities Marysville 88,582 Not detected
Soos Creek Water & Sewer District Renton 74,172 Not detected
Bremerton City of Bremerton 72,951 Not detected
Kirkland City of Kirkland 69,243 Not detected
Lynnwood City of Lynnwood 68,204 Not detected
Sno Pud 1 - Lake Stevens Everett 67,710 Not detected
Woodinville Water District — 66,699 Not detected
Silver Lake Water & Sewer District Bothell 65,033 Not detected
Longview Water Department Longview 57,617 Not detected
Tumwater City of Tumwater 51,802 Not detected
King County Water District #20 Seattle 48,469 Not detected
Wenatchee City of Wenatchee 43,690 Not detected
Issaquah Water System Issaquah 43,584 Not detected
Bonney Lake Water Department City Buckley 43,371 Not detected
Walla Walla Water Division Walla Walla 42,959 Not detected
Nob Hill Water Association Yakima 38,050 Not detected
Tukwila Water Department Tukwila 36,298 Not detected
Silverdale Water Dist 16 Silverdale 35,163 Not detected
Edmonds City of Edmonds 34,065 Not detected
Bothell Water City of — 33,643 Not detected
North City Water District Shoreline 32,847 Not detected
Mukilteo Water & Wastewater Distr — 31,437 Not detected
Pullman Water Department City of Pullman 31,315 Not detected
Mercer Island City of Mercer Island 31,057 Not detected
Arlington City of Arlington 29,508 Not detected
Fife Dept of Public Works Fife 29,091 Not detected
Cedar River Water & Sewer District Maple Valley 28,671 Not detected
Port Angeles City of Port Angeles 28,067 Not detected
East Wenatchee Water District — 26,519 Not detected
Mountlake Terrace City of — 26,402 Not detected
Anacortes City of Mount Vernon 25,109 Not detected
Cross Valley Water District Snohomish 24,695 Not detected
Vera Water & Power Spokane Valley 24,692 Not detected
North Perry Ave Water District Bremerton 24,402 Not detected
Lake Meridian Water District Kent 24,231 Not detected
Oak Harbor City of — 23,675 Not detected
King County Water District #49 Burien 23,492 Not detected
Monroe Water System Monroe 23,467 Not detected
Enumclaw Water Department Enumclaw 23,276 Not detected
Aberdeen City of Aberdeen 22,867 Not detected
Pud #1 of Asotin County Clarkston 21,930 Not detected
King County Water District #125 Seattle 21,904 Not detected
Washington State University Pullman 21,506 Not detected
West Richland City of West Richland 21,231 Not detected
Ridgefield Public Works Ridgefield 21,225 Not detected
Consolidated Irrig Dist 19 System 2 Greenacres 21,220 Not detected
Ellensburg Water Dept Ellensburg 20,900 Not detected
Snoqualmie Water Snoqualime 20,222 Not detected
King County Water District No 90 Renton 20,100 Not detected
Lynden Water Department Lynden 20,062 Not detected