Water Utility

Fife Department Of Public Works

Location Fife, Washington,
WA
Serves 32,380
Source Purchased surface water
PWS ID WA5325050

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Arsenic

Potential Effect: Over Legal Limit
This Utility: 0.365 ppb Legal Limit: 10 ppb
91x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.004 ppb

Bromodichloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 2.02 ppb No Legal Limit
34x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb

Chloroform

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 9.37 ppb No Legal Limit
23x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb

Chromium (hexavalent)*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.164 ppb No Legal Limit
8.2x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.02 ppb

Dibromochloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.548 ppb No Legal Limit
5.5x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 4.65 ppb No Legal Limit
23x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.2 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 8.43 ppb Legal Limit: 60 ppb
84x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA9)*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 5.94 ppb No Legal Limit
99x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 2.22 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
16x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb
This Utility: 2.52 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
18x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 12 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
80x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb

Trichloroacetic acid

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 3.78 ppb No Legal Limit
38x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 0.824 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
600 ppb

Bromate*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.103 ppb Legal Limit: 10 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 0.0679 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.5 ppb
This Utility: 70.1 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
210 ppb
This Utility: 0.272 ppm Legal Limit: 4 ppm
This Utility: 13.9 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
100 ppb
This Utility: 0.0215 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
25 ppb
This Utility: 0.242 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
53 ppb
This Utility: 0.0682 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1500 ppb
This Utility: 0.3 ppb Legal Limit: 5 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb
This Utility: 1.52 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
21 ppb

Find a Filter

See which water filtration technologies are effective at reducing the contaminants detected in this utility's water supply.

Carbon Filters
Filters 8 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+5 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 12 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+8 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Most effective
Cons
  • Higher upfront cost
  • Requires more maintenance
  • Wastes water
Other Considerations
Ion Exchange
PROS: Softens hard water, Reduces some contaminants
CONS: Doesn't remove all contaminants
Whole-House Filters
PROS: Useful for reducing radiologicals and TCE
CONS: Expensive to install and maintain, Risk of bacterial contamination

Explore filter options for each contaminant. See which technologies are effective at reducing specific contaminants.

Contaminant Activated Carbon Reverse Osmosis Ion Exchange
Contaminants Above Health Guidelines
Arsenic
Bromodichloromethane
Chloroform
Chromium (hexavalent)*
Dibromochloromethane
Dichloroacetic acid
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Haloacetic acids (HAA9)*
Nitrate
Nitrate and nitrite
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Trichloroacetic acid
Other Contaminants Detected
Aluminum
Bromate*
Bromoform
Chlorate*
Fluoride
Manganese
Monobromoacetic acid*
Monochloroacetic acid
Strontium*
Trichloroethylene
Vanadium*

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