Is WHITE SALMON CITY OF's water safe to drink?
WHITE SALMON CITY OF had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 4,077 people get their water from it, across 2,118 connections.
How this compares nationally
54 total violations and 5 health-based ones put WHITE SALMON CITY OF at the 73th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,432 of 12,903.
How WHITE SALMON CITY OF compares within WA
WA's 322 covered systems average 3.7 health-based violations each; WHITE SALMON CITY OF carries 5, 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 WHITE SALMON CITY OF is from 2025-01-11 (health-based: 2022-01-03). Last reported to EPA: 06/19/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
WHITE SALMON 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
This is what WHITE SALMON CITY OF reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 54 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.