Tap water in Kent, WA — ZIP 98042
4 public water systems serving about 183,246 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
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PFAS detected: at least one system serving this ZIP reported PFAS in EPA UCMR 5
testing. Levels and the 2024 federal limits are shown per system below.
Water systems serving 98042
Soos Creek Water & Sewer District
PWSID WA5340100 · serves 74,172 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
Covington Water District
PWSID WA5341650 · serves 56,172 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 14 ppt — above federal limit
Cedar River Water & Sewer District
PWSID WA5341800 · serves 28,671 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 12.2 ppt
Lake Meridian Water District
PWSID WA5341900 · serves 24,231 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 3 total violations (5 yrs)
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology