Is Poulsbo Heights Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Kitsap

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

878

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-10-01 → 1992-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-04-01 → 1992-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-04-01 → 1992-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-04-01 → 1992-04-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-09-30

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	200 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0115 mg/L 77% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2025
Arsenic	4 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013
Nitrate-Nitrite	140 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013

62 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneBromoformChlorobenzeneCopperCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromochloromethaneDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorNitritePentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: Nicholas Bayard

Frequently asked questions about Poulsbo Heights

Is Poulsbo Heights tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 4 contaminants in Poulsbo Heights'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 Poulsbo Heights's water?

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

How many people does Poulsbo Heights serve?

Poulsbo Heights reports serving 80 people in Washington, per its EPA record.

Has Poulsbo Heights had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 878 violations on file for Poulsbo Heights, of which 4 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.