Tap water in Tacoma, WA — ZIP 98051
2 public water systems serving about 502,417 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 98051
Tacoma Water Division City Of
PWSID WA5386800 · serves 446,245 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 5.1 ppt
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
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology