What's in POULSBO CITY OF's water?
POULSBO 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: 18,400, over 5,968 connections.
POULSBO CITY OF's record against the rest of the country
101 total violations and 15 health-based ones put POULSBO CITY OF at the 91th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,216 of 12,903.
How POULSBO CITY OF compares within WA
WA's 322 covered systems average 3.7 health-based violations each; POULSBO CITY OF carries 15, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for POULSBO CITY OF is from 2025-01-07 (health-based: 1996-01-09). Last reported to EPA: 06/19/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
POULSBO 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)
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 POULSBO CITY OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 15 health-based violations on file for POULSBO 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.