Tacoma, Washington Tap Water Quality

625,645 people served · 130 water systems

Excellent

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Tacoma, Washington is a large city with 625,645 residents served by 130 distinct public water systems. Water service covers ZIP codes 98401, 98411, 98424, 98444, 98446, 98448.

Tacoma's drinking water utilities have maintained full EPA compliance over the most recent five-year reporting window — no health-based MCL exceedances have been recorded.

Tacoma is cleaner than the Washington average of 1.8 health-based violations per city over the same period.

Last updated: 2026-05-18 · Source: EPA SDWIS

Location

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Centered on ZIP-code centroids of water systems serving this city.

ZIP Codes Served

98401 98411 98424 98444 98446 98448

Health-Based Violations (Last 5 Years)

EPA Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances reported by water systems serving Tacoma. Each entry explains the contaminant, the health risk, and recommended precautions, and links to a full guide.

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No health-based violations in the last 5 years.

Tacoma's water systems have met EPA health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) requirements throughout the EPA reporting window. This does not mean zero detection of regulated contaminants — it means all measured concentrations remained below their federal action levels.

Water Systems Serving Tacoma

SCHMID

PWSID: WA5376658

37 served

LACAMAS FARMSTEADS

PWSID: WA5302117

615 served

WINDDRIFT WELL

PWSID: WA5301023

53 served

GOLDEN MEADOW

PWSID: WA53AA608

90 served

ASPINWALL ESTATES

PWSID: WA5301463

93 served

LITTLE TREE

PWSID: WA5302236

143 served

ALPINE HILLS

PWSID: WA5301826

363 served

ALLYN SHOPPING CENTER

PWSID: WA5301695

414 served

CEDARWOOD SOUTH UNION ESTATES

PWSID: WA5300253

119 served

WALTER WALKER WATER WORKS

PWSID: WA5320276

42 served

SKOOKUM RANCH

PWSID: WA5308586

60 served

ARTONDALE

PWSID: WA5303160

5,828 served

KAREN PLACE

PWSID: WA5302860

53 served

EAGLE ESTATES

PWSID: WA5302348

53 served

CREEKSIDE MEADOWS DIVISION II

PWSID: WA5304863

85 served

CURRIES LANDING

PWSID: WA5303463

61 served

CRISTALINA

PWSID: WA5303014

225 served

BETHEL GREEN ACRES WATER ASSN

PWSID: WA5305980

522 served

GLENWOOD STATION

PWSID: WA5300561

144 served

NELSON RIDGE

PWSID: WA5306081

232 served

LOOKOUT POINT

PWSID: WA5300045

72 served

PACIFIC VENTURES

PWSID: WA5329921

69 served

FOXHALL

PWSID: WA5310991

549 served

DELTA LONG LK ACRE TRACTS

PWSID: WA5310340

53 served

HINTZVILLE ACRES

PWSID: WA5310440

170 served

CEDAR GROVE

PWSID: WA5311914

156 served

FOUR CORNERS

PWSID: WA5315296

77 served

CAMELOT AND WESTERN SKIES

PWSID: WA5310808

228 served

ORCAS HIGHLANDS

PWSID: WA5313301

260 served

HENDERSON BOULEVARD

PWSID: WA5308359

418 served

CEDARBROOK

PWSID: WA5314001

93 served

CEDAR CREST

PWSID: WA5311887

2,954 served

INLETS END

PWSID: WA5306705

45 served

BELWOOD PARK

PWSID: WA5305640

66 served

FOREST PARK

PWSID: WA5307167

127 served

RAINWOOD

PWSID: WA5314730

48 served

EVERGREEN SHORES

PWSID: WA5324163

1,329 served

RYANWOOD

PWSID: WA5319601

64 served

CRESCENT PARK

PWSID: WA5315999

53 served

SOUTHCREEK #1

PWSID: WA5325707

69 served

DRIFTWOOD VALLEY ASSOC (DVA)

PWSID: WA5320003

151 served

CUYAMACA VILLAGE

PWSID: WA5317100

106 served

ANDREWS FIRST

PWSID: WA5317241

299 served

ROSEDALE EAST

PWSID: WA5309490

798 served

SIVO ACRES

PWSID: WA5323911

66 served

MAY VOLT HILLS

PWSID: WA5317690

106 served

SEHMEL ROAD

PWSID: WA5320481

42 served

LAKE LAWRENCE

PWSID: WA5322572

914 served

WALDEN WATER

PWSID: WA5343887

34 served

BLACK LAKE ESTATES

PWSID: WA5326071

329 served

GREENBRIAR

PWSID: WA5329345

37 served

HOMESTEAD ACRES

PWSID: WA5333969

109 served

ISRAEL PLACE SAN ANGELO PARK

PWSID: WA5336274

146 served

KOPACHUCK

PWSID: WA5343065

236 served

LAKE TUCK

PWSID: WA5344965

143 served

BAR B ESTATE MANOR

PWSID: WA5322751

96 served

CRYSTAL SPRINGS

PWSID: WA5330049

37 served

JOHANSON

PWSID: WA5336782

148 served

GREENWOOD ESTATES

PWSID: WA5329810

61 served

CRESCENT VALLEY #333

PWSID: WA5337654

91 served

HARBOR HEIGHTS

PWSID: WA5331001

188 served

GLENWOOD FARMS 2 WEST

PWSID: WA5336233

48 served

GLENWOOD FARMS 1 EAST

PWSID: WA5336241

87 served

MINTERBROOK

PWSID: WA5354740

5,083 served

MINTER CREEK RAPIDS

PWSID: WA5355175

137 served

Cole

PWSID: WA5335363

257 served

HORIZONS WEST

PWSID: WA5334375

3,454 served

RANCH ACRE

PWSID: WA5328551

109 served

LEE

PWSID: WA5346658

193 served

MIRRORMONT

PWSID: WA5355250

2,083 served

CASCADE HIGHLANDS

PWSID: WA5345061

93 served

HOLIDAY RANCHETTES

PWSID: WA5333677

1,050 served

MAINLAND VIEW MANOR

PWSID: WA5347248

143 served

CLEAR CREEK ESTATES

PWSID: WA5347431

101 served

LITTLE LAKE MOBILE HOME PARK

PWSID: WA5347535

65 served

RANCH

PWSID: WA5335354

183 served

HOLLY TIDES

PWSID: WA5333695

140 served

CASCADE HIGHLANDS NORTH

PWSID: WA5355631

119 served

MUCK CREEK HILL

PWSID: WA5350225

46 served

ROSARIO

PWSID: WA5374270

1,031 served

ROSEDALE COMMUNITY CLUB

PWSID: WA5374364

96 served

ROSEDALE HEIGHTS TRAILER PARK

PWSID: WA5374371

444 served

RIVER PARK

PWSID: WA5372776

277 served

RIVERVIEW

PWSID: WA5372975

95 served

ROYALWOOD

PWSID: WA5374743

111 served

S & I

PWSID: WA5375154

482 served

RONDELAY MEADOWS

PWSID: WA5374130

90 served

HENDERSON BAY

PWSID: WA5377147

61 served

MADRONA POINT

PWSID: WA5350075

111 served

LIBBY ROAD EAST

PWSID: WA5347124

85 served

PURDY ACRES EAST

PWSID: WA5370000

85 served

RED CEDAR ESTATES

PWSID: WA5371610

34 served

REGENCY PARK

PWSID: WA5371727

123 served

QUISTORFF

PWSID: WA5370550

1,113 served

RAFT ISLAND

PWSID: WA5370760

575 served

ROCKY BAY

PWSID: WA5373620

34 served

POINT EVANS

PWSID: WA5368065

5,211 served

PEACOCK HILL

PWSID: WA5366637

7,401 served

PARKSHORE ESTATES

PWSID: WA5366146

183 served

PARKLAND LIGHT & WATER COMPANY

PWSID: WA5366200

29,595 served

LAKE MINTERWOOD

PWSID: WA5355210

1,539 served

OLALLA

PWSID: WA5363215

239 served

JACKSON LAKE SOUTH

PWSID: WA5357214

225 served

PHELPS ROAD

PWSID: WA5363210

58 served

FOSS ROAD

PWSID: WA5363918

119 served

NISQUALLY PARK

PWSID: WA5359588

218 served

PARKVIEW TERRACE

PWSID: WA5366215

3,730 served

PALMER LAKE

PWSID: WA5365745

1,924 served

OLYMPIC MALL

PWSID: WA5363479

2,681 served

ROLLING FIRS EVERGREEN TERRACE

PWSID: WA5373975

514 served

BUCKLIN

PWSID: WA5366936

402 served

LONG LAKE VIEW EST 1

PWSID: WA5348030

39 served

PINE LAKE MOBILE HOME EST 1 3

PWSID: WA5367397

207 served

CLASSIC HEIGHTS

PWSID: WA5363381

480 served

SHORECREST

PWSID: WA5378618

289 served

STRATTONWOOD

PWSID: WA5384618

220 served

SUNSHINE ACRES

PWSID: WA5386250

1,074 served

TACOMA WATER DIVISION CITY OF

PWSID: WA5386800

446,170 served

VERDAN ANDERSON HILL

PWSID: WA5391470

37 served

SUMMIT WATER & SUPPLY CO

PWSID: WA5385050

16,109 served

SHAWS COVE

PWSID: WA5377960

217 served

SUMMERHILL

PWSID: WA5384898

42 served

SPRUCE ROAD

PWSID: WA5383424

80 served

STROHS WATER COMPANY INC

PWSID: WA5384670

3,192 served

SILVER SPRINGS ESTATES

PWSID: WA5379275

80 served

SOUTHWOOD

PWSID: WA5382844

64,155 served

BROOKHAVEN

PWSID: WA5308760

32 served

WICKS LAKE RANCHES

PWSID: WA5396728

615 served

BROOKDALE OWNERS ASSOCIATION

PWSID: WA5329629

35 served

CLARK & OWENS WATER SYSTEM

PWSID: WA5315864

26 served

What Can You Do?

✅ Request your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) — required by law.
✅ Use an NSF-certified water filter if violations involve lead, arsenic, or PFAS.
✅ Run cold water for 30 seconds before drinking if you have older plumbing (reduces lead).
✅ Check back monthly — we update data from the EPA every 30 days.

About this data

This overview reflects EPA SDWIS data published as of 2026-05-18. It covers active Community Water Systems (CWS) that remained within federal Maximum Contaminant Levels during the past five-year EPA reporting window. For up-to-the-minute information, request a current Consumer Confidence Report from your utility, or review the EPA's public dashboard.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Tacoma, Washington tap water safe to drink?▼

This city's water had no EPA health-based violations in the last 5 years.

How many EPA violations does Tacoma have?▼

Tacoma has 0 EPA health-based water violations in the last 5 years across 130 water systems serving 625,645 people.

Should I use a water filter in Tacoma?▼

Using an NSF-certified water filter is recommended if your area has violations involving lead, arsenic, or PFAS. For other contaminants, consult your local water utility. Check the annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) for detailed guidance.

What should I do if there are violations in Tacoma?▼

Request your water utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), which is required by the EPA. Follow the utility's guidance on boil water advisories. Run cold water for 30 seconds before drinking if you have older plumbing. Use an NSF-certified filter if needed based on your water system's violations.