Is Port Angeles Composite Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Clallam

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	Archived	1993-12-01 → 1993-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0050 µg/L	1/14	2025

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
Chloroform	69.25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 103.6 µg/L	71/75	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	73.2 µg/L 92% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 105.3 µg/L	71/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	5.21 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.2 µg/L	67/72	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	52.85 µg/L 88% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 59.9 µg/L	55/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	24.14 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28.6 µg/L	53/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	30.035 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 35.4 µg/L	48/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.93 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.2 µg/L	39/75	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1364.5 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1410 µg/L	34/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0016 mg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2023
Bromoform	1.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	8/75	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	9 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	4/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.95 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.74 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	3/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	130 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1058 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1140 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.95 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Ethylbenzene	1.265 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	2/16	SYR4	2014–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.965 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	2/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	3.375 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	2/16	SYR4	2014–2019
Copper	6 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	1.7 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Toluene	7.4 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/16	SYR4	2014–2019

81 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-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitritePFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: Bowen Kendrick

Frequently asked questions about Port Angeles Composite

Is Port Angeles Composite tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Port Angeles Composite'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 Angeles Composite's water?

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

How many people does Port Angeles Composite serve?

Port Angeles Composite reports serving 8,872 people in Washington, per its EPA record.

Has Port Angeles Composite had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 39 violations on file for Port Angeles Composite, 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.