Public water system record
Lower Elwha Valley
Serves an area of Clallam County, WA that includes Port Angeles · 511 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Lower Elwha Valley in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- Lower Elwha Valley draws water from 2 wells.
- Record on file since 1995, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 176 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Lower Elwha Valley go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 69 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 54 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 11 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Where the water comes from
Lower Elwha Valley draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Lower Elwha Valley must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by EPA Region 10.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells