Is West Sound Utility District #1's water safe to drink?
West Sound Utility District #1 has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 28,930 people through 9,365 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, West Sound Utility District #1 ranks 3,349th by violation burden (74th percentile) - 144 violations total, 5 health-baseds.
Against the WA average
WA's 322 covered systems average 3.7 health-based violations each; West Sound Utility District #1 carries 5, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
West Sound Utility District #1's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 1997-01-09. Last reported to EPA: 06/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
West Sound Utility District #1'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)
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Fluoride
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 West Sound Utility District #1's record does not cover
West Sound Utility District #1'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. Between the utility's meter and West Sound Utility District #1's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 3,349th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.