Is Lacey, WA tap water safe?

Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it

No federal limits exceeded in EPA data for Lacey Water Department. 4 PFAS were detected below the limits.

9 public water systems serve parts of Lacey. The largest, Lacey Water Department, serves 105,178 people, and one system here had PFAS above a federal limit. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

Lacey Water Department

105,178 people · Groundwater · EPA ID WA5343500

Buys treated water from City of Olympia.

PFAS	Highest average	Limit	Status
PFOA Not detected	–	4 ppt	Not detected
PFOS Not detected	–	4 ppt	Not detected
PFHxS Detected, below limit	1.55 ppt	10 ppt	Detected, below limit
PFNA Not detected	–	10 ppt	Not detected
HFPO-DA (GenX) Not detected	–	10 ppt	Not detected

ppt = parts per trillion. "Highest average" is the highest average at any of the system's entry points, the way EPA compares results with the limits.

Lead: 6 ppb at the 90th percentile (Dec 2016, and 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it) No results since 2016
Health-based violations since 2016: 0

Full Lacey Water Department results

Across Washington, 20 of 245 water systems EPA tested had PFAS above a 2024 federal limit, and 17 systems were above the lead action level in results from the last five years. Washington results.

Lacey homes and lead pipes

25%

of homes built before 1980 (Washington 43%, US 50%)

built before 1950 (Washington 14%)

44%

of households rent (Washington 36%)

Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so homes from before then are the ones to check. Renting? Ask your landlord what the service line is made of, because it's their pipe to replace. How to check your own line.

Housing: Census American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for Lacey city (tables B25034, B25003). Estimates for small places have a margin of error.

Other water systems serving Lacey

Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600 Water System
7,900 people · Groundwater · Washington · reported ZIPs here
No PFAS above limits
Peacock Hill Water System
7,401 people · Groundwater · Washington · reported ZIPs here
PFHxS detected
Artondale Water System
5,828 people · Groundwater · Washington · reported ZIPs here
PFOA detectedAlso: PFOS detected · PFHxS detected
Point Evans Water System
5,211 people · Groundwater · Washington · reported ZIPs here
No PFAS above limits
Minterbrook Water System
5,083 people · Groundwater · Washington · reported ZIPs here
No PFAS above limits
Parkview Terrace Water System
3,730 people · Groundwater · Washington · reported ZIPs here
No PFAS above limits

2 more systems

Horizons West Water System
3,454 people · Groundwater · Washington · reported ZIPs here
No PFAS above limits
Quistorff Water System
1,113 people · Groundwater · Washington · reported ZIPs here
PFOS above limitAlso: PFHxS above limit · PFAS Hazard Index above limit

How nearby cities compare

City	Main water system	PFAS	Lead (90th pct.)
Olympia 5 mi City of Olympia	City of Olympia	None above limits	3.4 ppb
Tumwater 7 mi City of Tumwater	City of Tumwater	None above limits	–
Lakewood 15 mi Lakewood Water District	Lakewood Water District	Above limit	1.1 ppb
Tacoma 21 mi City of Tacoma Water Division	City of Tacoma Water Division	None above limits	0 ppb
Puyallup 26 mi City of Puyallup	City of Puyallup	None above limits	2.7 ppb
Federal Way 28 mi Lakehaven Water and Sewer District	Lakehaven Water and Sewer District	None above limits	3.3 ppb

Lacey ZIP codes (2)

98503
98516

Questions

Is Lacey tap water safe to drink?

Lacey Water Department has had no health-based violations since 2016. Utility data can't show lead from your own pipes: if your home was built before 1986, test your tap. Your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report is the official summary.

Who supplies water in Lacey, WA?

9 public water systems serve parts of Lacey. The largest is Lacey Water Department (105,178 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Lacey tap water have PFAS?

Lacey Water Department had 4 PFAS detected at least once in EPA's 2023–2025 testing, all with averages below the federal limits.

Do Lacey homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 25% of Lacey homes as built before 1980 (Washington: 43%). Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so older homes are more likely to have them. Lacey Water Department's service line inventory says what your line is made of. The only way to know for your home is to check the line where it enters the house and test your tap.

Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.