Is PORT ANGELES CITY OF's water safe to drink?
PORT ANGELES CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 28,067, over 11,050 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, PORT ANGELES CITY OF ranks 5,267th by violation burden (59th percentile) - 10 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
Against the WA average
WA's 322 covered systems average 3.7 health-based violations each; PORT ANGELES CITY OF carries 3, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
PORT ANGELES CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2017-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2001-01-02. Last reported to EPA: 06/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
PORT ANGELES CITY OF's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What PORT ANGELES CITY OF's record does not cover
This is what PORT ANGELES CITY OF 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. This record - 3 health-based violations on file for PORT ANGELES CITY OF - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.