What's in PORT TOWNSEND CITY OF's water?
PORT TOWNSEND CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 17,053 people get their water from it, across 6,510 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, PORT TOWNSEND CITY OF ranks 8,039th by violation burden (38th percentile) - 13 violations total, 1 health-based.
How PORT TOWNSEND CITY OF compares within WA
PORT TOWNSEND CITY OF's 1 health-based violations sit within the WA average of 3.7, across 322 systems statewide. 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 PORT TOWNSEND CITY OF is from 2014-01-04 (health-based: 2013-01-08). Last reported to EPA: 06/19/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
PORT TOWNSEND 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: 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 this data is and is not
Everything on this page is PORT TOWNSEND CITY OF'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 13 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.