Is Port Townsend water safe to drink?
The City of Port Townsend's extensive testing and monitoring program ensures the safety and quality of the drinking water meets and most cases exceeds all the state and federal drinking water regulations. Specific water quality questions related to drinking water should be forwarded to Bob LaCroix at 379-5001. The drinking water Consumer Confidence Report is available on the City’s website (City of Port Townsend Public Works Website www.cityofpt.us/Publicworks).
Is there fluoride in our drinking water?
The City of Port Townsend does not add any fluoride to our water and the natural levels are at or below 0.02 parts per million (City of Port Townsend Public Works Website www.cityofpt.us/Publicworks).
Does our water contain lead?
The City’s water naturally contains approximately 0.0004 parts per million lead and 0.077 parts per million of copper. Lead and copper levels vary at homes with lead-based solder and copper pipes, however, the City’s testing at a sampling of these homes shows the lead and copper levels to be well below the standard established by the Environmental Protection Agency (City of Port Townsend Public Works Website www.cityofpt.us/Publicworks).
Where does the City of Port Townsend water come from?
Water for the City of Port Townsend is surface water that comes from the Big and Little Quilcene Rivers in the northeast corner of the Olympic National Forest. This water is stored in
Lords Lake and City Lake Reservoirs (2006 City of Port Townsend Annual Drinking Water Report available at http://www.cityofpt.us/Publicworks/WaterQuality.asp).
Why does PT water not taste as good as it did 20 years ago?
Can the city capture the mill water for the city's use?