Is SOAP LAKE WATER DEPT's water safe to drink?
SOAP LAKE WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 2,399, over 1,066 connections.
How this compares nationally
SOAP LAKE WATER DEPT has 11 violations on record in total, 4 of thems health-based - ranking it 4,392th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 66th percentile nationally.
Against the WA average
Among the 322 WA systems in this dataset, the average is 3.7 health-based violations - SOAP LAKE WATER DEPT's 4 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
SOAP LAKE WATER DEPT's most recent violation on record is dated 2020-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2006-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 06/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
SOAP LAKE 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 SOAP LAKE WATER DEPT's record does not cover
SOAP LAKE WATER DEPT's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 4 health-based violations on file for SOAP LAKE WATER DEPT - 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.