Is Lacey, WA Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Lacey's water

The highest level seen across the city's suppliers, the EPA limit for each, and where the figure comes from.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Suppliers	Source
Nitrate	7200 µg/L 72% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	37/49	SYR4
Nitrate-Nitrite	5700 µg/L 57% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	34/49	SYR4
Copper	410 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	8/49	SYR4
Fluoride	250 µg/L 6.3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	3/49	SYR4
Nitrite	190 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/49	SYR4
TTHM	24.23 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	17/49	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	18.704 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	6/49	SYR4
Chloroform	16.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	16/49	SYR4
Lead	16 µg/L 107% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 15 µg/L	11/49	SYR4
Trichloroacetic Acid	11.29 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/49	SYR4
Arsenic	9 µg/L 90% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	18/49	SYR4
Dichloroacetic Acid	7.419 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/49	SYR4
Barium	7 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	2/49	SYR4
Bromodichloromethane	6.46 µg/L No EPA limit set	14/49	SYR4
Dibromochloromethane	5.57 µg/L No EPA limit set	12/49	SYR4
Bromoform	4.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/49	SYR4
Toluene	3 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/49	SYR4
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.592 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/49	SYR4
Chromium	2 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	2/49	SYR4
Selenium	2 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	2/49	SYR4
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.67 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/49	SYR4
Lead	0.0398 mg/L 265% above the EPA limit of 0.0150 mg/L	49/49	LCR
Pfpea	0.0188 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/49	UCMR-5
Pfhxa	0.0098 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/49	UCMR-5
PFBS	0.0042 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/49	UCMR-5
PFHXS	0.0031 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/49	UCMR-5

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately. These are the utilities' own EPA-reported results, not a city-wide average. A detection means the lab measured the substance — it isn't the same as exceeding a legal limit. Hover a source tag to see the EPA program and years behind each figure.

Water suppliers serving Lacey

Supplier	Population served
LACEY WATER DEPARTMENT	105,178
TANGLEWILDE THOMPSON PLACE 600	7,900
PATTISON 500	4,643
MEADOWS 690	3,100
COUNTRYWOOD ESTATES 680	488
HAWLEY HILLS 686	425
HAWK ACRES 607	328
SCATTER CREEK RANCH 760	268
KEANLAND PARK 761	268
LAZY ACRES 351	267
PRAIRIE RIDGE 605	250
EAST OLYMPIA 684	230
DANA PASSAGE 523	210
TOLMIE PARK 239	195
RIDGEWOOD 609	188
CEDAR RIDGE 617	186
BURNSVILLE 676	183
COUNTRY CLUB 679	175
LOMA VISTA 369	172
HORSFALL 608	165
NISQUALLY HIGHLANDS 364	162
CEDARWOOD 763	153
PALERMO 691	150
DESCHUTES VILLAGE 683	140
VINEYARD THE 696	130
SKOOKUMCHUCK 612	130
TALCOTT RIDGE 695	102
RIVERLEA 692	100
LEWS 81ST 225	92
PEDERSON PLACE 604	90
GIFFORDS 685	90
CEDAR SHORES 677	90
MAXVALE 618	88
M & R WATER CO LADY DAWN ESTATES	83
TAHOMA MEADOWS 694	80
REDTAIL HAWK 616	75
LONGHORN COUNTRY ESTATES 687	70
QUAIL RUN	66
COPPERMILL 520	62
CROWDER ROAD 213	54
SILVER FOX 693	50
CORNERSTONE ESTATES 606	48
MEADOW WOOD 689	43
SMITH PRAIRIE 251	42
COVINGTON 212	40
PRAIRIE VILLA 230	40
COOPERFIELD 678	38
BISCAY DUPLEXES 675	36
GLEN ALDER 522	31

Frequently asked questions about Lacey tap water

Is Lacey tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 26 contaminants in the water serving Lacey. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most detected levels are within federal limits. Check the level and source for each contaminant above, and your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for the official compliance status.

How many water suppliers serve Lacey?

49 public water suppliers report drinking-water monitoring for Lacey, Washington to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.

What contaminants are in Lacey's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Lacey include Nitrate, Nitrate-Nitrite, Copper, Fluoride, Nitrite. The full list, with the highest level found and the data source, is in the table above.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.