Is Spokane Valley, WA tap water safe?

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

Vera Water & Power, the largest system here, had lead above the action level in some homes sampled.

Is it an emergency? No: these findings are about longer-term exposure, and nothing in EPA's data calls for you to stop drinking the water today. If your utility issues a boil-water or do-not-drink notice, follow it.

9 public water systems serve parts of Spokane Valley. The largest, Vera Water & Power, serves 24,692 people, and one system here had PFAS above a federal limit. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

Vera Water & Power

24,692 people · Groundwater · EPA ID WA5391450

Buys treated water from Spo County Water District 3 System 1, Modern Electric Water Company, Model Irrigation District #18, Consolidated Irrig District 19 System 2.

PFAS	Highest average	Limit	Status
PFOA Not detected	–	4 ppt	Not detected
PFOS Not detected	–	4 ppt	Not detected
PFHxS Not detected	–	10 ppt	Not detected
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: 20.8 ppb at the 90th percentile (Dec 2025, and 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it) Above action level
Health-based violations since 2016: 0

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.

Spokane Valley homes and lead pipes

52%

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

10%

built before 1950 (Washington 14%)

42%

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 Spokane Valley city (tables B25034, B25003). Estimates for small places have a margin of error.

Which system serves your ZIP code

Based on the ZIP codes each system reported serving. Boundaries don't follow ZIP lines exactly, so your water bill is the final word.

System	ZIP codes in Spokane Valley
Vera Water & Power 24,692 people	99037, 99216
Spo County Water District 3 System 1 19,035 people	99206, 99212

Other water systems serving Spokane Valley

Spo County Water District 3 System 1
19,035 people · Groundwater · Washington · reported ZIPs here
No PFAS above limits
Modern Electric Water Company
18,487 people · Groundwater · Washington · reported ZIPs here
No PFAS above limits
Model Irrigation District #18
7,903 people · Groundwater · Washington · reported ZIPs here
PFOA detectedAlso: PFOS detected
Pasadena Park Irr District 17
6,269 people · Groundwater · Washington · reported ZIPs here
No PFAS above limits
Orchard Avenue Irrigation District 6
4,330 people · Groundwater · Washington · reported ZIPs here
No PFAS above limits
East Spokane Water District 1
4,285 people · Groundwater · Washington · reported ZIPs here
PFOS detected

2 more systems

Trentwood Irrigation District 3
4,228 people · Groundwater · Washington · reported ZIPs here
PFOS above limitAlso: PFOA detected
Irvin Water District #6
4,150 people · Groundwater · Washington · reported ZIPs here
No PFAS above limits

How nearby cities compare

City	Main water system	PFAS	Lead (90th pct.)
Spokane 9 mi City of Spokane	City of Spokane	None above limits	2 ppb
Pullman 64 mi City of Pullman Water Department	City of Pullman Water Department	None above limits	2.1 ppb
Moses Lake 102 mi City of Moses Lake	City of Moses Lake	Above limit	3.2 ppb
Walla Walla 122 mi Walla Walla Water Division	Walla Walla Water Division	None above limits	4.4 ppb
Pasco 131 mi Pasco Water Department	Pasco Water Department	None above limits	1.9 ppb
Richland 135 mi City of Richland	City of Richland	None above limits	2.4 ppb

Questions

Is Spokane Valley tap water safe to drink?

Vera Water & Power 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 Spokane Valley, WA?

9 public water systems serve parts of Spokane Valley. The largest is Vera Water & Power (24,692 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Spokane Valley tap water have PFAS?

None detected above EPA's reporting limits. Vera Water & Power had no PFAS detected in EPA's 2023–2025 testing. "Not detected" means below the reporting limit (about 2 to 20 ppt), not proven zero.

Do Spokane Valley homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 52% of Spokane Valley 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. Vera Water & Power'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.