Is Whidbey Shores Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-08-01 → 1993-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-08-01 → 1993-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-01-01 → 1992-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-01-01 → 1992-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-01-01 → 1992-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-01-01 → 1992-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-11-01 → 1991-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-11-01 → 1991-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-11-01 → 1991-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-11-01 → 1991-11-30

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 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
Lead	0.0012 mg/L 8% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2023
Bromodichloromethane	5.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.4 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2013–2018
Bromoform	13.55 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.6 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2013–2018
Dibromochloromethane	13.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.9 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2013–2018
TTHM	33.9 µg/L 42% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 35.3 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2013–2018
Chloroform	1.82 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2013–2018
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.065 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	3.5 µg/L 5.8% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.295 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2013–2018
Arsenic	10.4 µg/L 104% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019

45 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, TotalBariumBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCopperCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylbenzeneFluorideLeadMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitrateNitrate-NitriteNitritePentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: Joanne Skaar

Frequently asked questions about Whidbey Shores Water

Is Whidbey Shores Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 10 contaminants in Whidbey Shores Water'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 Whidbey Shores Water's water?

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

How many people does Whidbey Shores Water serve?

Whidbey Shores Water reports serving 262 people in Washington, per its EPA record.

Has Whidbey Shores Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 50 violations on file for Whidbey Shores Water, of which 10 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.