Is Buckley Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Pierce

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
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1992-01-01 → 1997-05-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-01-01 → 2011-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2002-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2002-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2002-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2002-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2002-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2002-01-01 → 2004-12-31

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
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	57.48 µg/L 96% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 84.5 µg/L	80/80	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	43.58 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 60.3 µg/L	79/85	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	45.67 µg/L 57% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 63.2 µg/L	79/79	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	19.68 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28.3 µg/L	77/77	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	41.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 56.2 µg/L	76/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	6.34 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.1 µg/L	71/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	955 µg/L 9.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2400 µg/L	38/68	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromochloromethane	1.33 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	35/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0058 mg/L 39% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	19/19	LCR	2025
Arsenic	4 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	4/5	SYR4	2013–2017
Fluoride	300 µg/L 7.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2013–2017
Lead	3 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2013–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	2400 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2013–2017

91 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCopperCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitritePfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: John Dansby

Frequently asked questions about Buckley Water

Is Buckley Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 13 contaminants in Buckley Water'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 Buckley Water's water?

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

How many people does Buckley Water serve?

Buckley Water reports serving 7,842 people in Washington, per its EPA record.

Has Buckley Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 34 violations on file for Buckley Water, of which 1 is 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.