Is FORKS MUNICIPAL WATER DEPT's water safe to drink?

FORKS MUNICIPAL WATER DEPT's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 3,468 people get their water from it, across 2,161 connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, FORKS MUNICIPAL WATER DEPT ranks 10,272th by violation burden (20th percentile) - 13 violations total, 0 health-baseds.

How FORKS MUNICIPAL WATER DEPT compares within WA

Among the 322 WA systems in this dataset, the average is 3.7 health-based violations - FORKS MUNICIPAL WATER DEPT's 0 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for FORKS MUNICIPAL WATER DEPT is from 2022-01-06. Last reported to EPA: 06/19/2026.

What this data is and is not

This is what FORKS MUNICIPAL WATER DEPT reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Between the utility's meter and FORKS MUNICIPAL WATER DEPT's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 10,272th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.