Is PORT ORCHARD WATER DEPT's water safe to drink?
PORT ORCHARD WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 15,355 people through 3,940 service connections.
PORT ORCHARD WATER DEPT's record against the rest of the country
PORT ORCHARD WATER DEPT has 99 violations on record in total, 13 of thems health-based - ranking it 1,419th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 89th percentile nationally.
Against the WA average
WA's 322 covered systems average 3.7 health-based violations each; PORT ORCHARD WATER DEPT carries 13, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
PORT ORCHARD WATER DEPT's most recent violation on record is dated 2008-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2004-01-03. Last reported to EPA: 06/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
PORT ORCHARD WATER DEPT'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)
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 ORCHARD WATER DEPT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is PORT ORCHARD WATER DEPT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 99 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.