King County Water District No. 49 purchases water from Seattle Public Utilities. Seattle’s Drinking water, and subsequently Water District No. 49’s drinking water is safe from the contaminant PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). Seattle Public Utilities have tested for these contaminants in 2015, 2018 and will test for them in 2023. More information about Seattle Public Utilities and PFAS can be found at the link below. In addition to Seattle Public Utilities testing, Water District No. 49 has results from the latest UCMR (Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule) 5 testing, which focuses on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). There have been no detections so far in testing. Please reach out to our office at 206-242-8535 with any questions or concerns.
View the article in the Seattle Times regarding Pfashttps://www.seattle.gov/pfas |