Is Pole Road Water Association Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

115

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2007-11-01 → 2007-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2004-07-01 → 2004-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1995-10-01 → 1995-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1995-09-01 → 1995-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1984-10-01 → 1985-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1984-08-01 → 1984-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-01-01 → 2008-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-01-01 → 2008-03-31

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 single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	9900 µg/L 99% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	72/72	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	13.4 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	17/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	5.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	16/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	16/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	10/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0018 mg/L 12% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2025
Chloroform	0.7000 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4.3 µg/L 7.2% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	5/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	5900 µg/L 59% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2017
1,2-Dichloropropane	0.8000 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2016–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	4.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/14	SYR4	2012–2019

62 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCopperCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitritePentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: Dave Olson

Frequently asked questions about Pole Road Water Association

Is Pole Road Water Association tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in Pole Road Water Association'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 Pole Road Water Association's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, TTHM, Bromoform, Dibromochloromethane, Bromodichloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Pole Road Water Association serve?

Pole Road Water Association reports serving 1,960 people in Washington, per its EPA record.

Has Pole Road Water Association had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 115 violations on file for Pole Road Water Association, of which 6 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.