Is Cedar Crest Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Pierce

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

242

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-01-01 → 1994-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-10-01 → 1993-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-10-01 → 2009-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-01-01 → 2010-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-01-01 → 2010-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-01-01 → 2010-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-01-01 → 2010-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-01-01 → 2010-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-01-01 → 2010-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-01-01 → 2010-12-31

Other contaminants detected

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 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	3600 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4400 µg/L	174/178	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	3740 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4400 µg/L	24/25	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0017 mg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2024
Arsenic	4.5 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 6 µg/L	11/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	8.1 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 9 µg/L	10/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	4.6 µg/L 4.6% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	9/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	5.7 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 6 µg/L	7/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	0.7625 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8000 µg/L	4/19	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	1.321 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 1.36 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2018
Bromoform	0.7890 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8100 µg/L	3/19	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	3.53 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 3.7 µg/L	3/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	1.95 µg/L 3.9% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	2/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Cadmium	0.2000 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/27	SYR4	2012–2019

58 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneChlorobenzeneCyanideCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitritePentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: James Jensen

Frequently asked questions about Cedar Crest

Is Cedar Crest tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 13 contaminants in Cedar Crest's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Cedar Crest's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Nitrate-Nitrite, Lead, Arsenic, Barium, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Cedar Crest serve?

Cedar Crest reports serving 2,954 people in Washington, per its EPA record.

Has Cedar Crest had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 242 violations on file for Cedar Crest, of which 2 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

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.