Is Port Gamble Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Kitsap

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-09-01 → 1992-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-09-01 → 1992-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-09-01 → 1992-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-08-01 → 1992-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-08-01 → 1992-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-08-01 → 1992-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-10-01 → 1991-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-10-01 → 1991-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-10-01 → 1991-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-02-01 → 2011-02-28

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Lead	0.00050 mg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2025
Bromodichloromethane	6.79 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7 µg/L	7/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	55.75 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 56.5 µg/L	7/9	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	63.313 µg/L 79% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 64.3 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	27.43 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 27.7 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	13.46 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.04 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	5/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	14.42 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.6 µg/L	5/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2018
Fluoride	110 µg/L 2.8% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2018

63 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCopperCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitrateNitrate-NitriteNitritePentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: Nicholas Bayard

Frequently asked questions about Port Gamble

Is Port Gamble tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 10 contaminants in Port Gamble's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Port Gamble's water?

EPA monitoring detected Lead, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Port Gamble serve?

Port Gamble reports serving 303 people in Washington, per its EPA record.

Has Port Gamble had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 40 violations on file for Port Gamble, of which 9 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.