EVERETT— Testing conducted last week in five homes confirmed that Everett’s water is safe to drink, the city said Friday.
The city ordered the tests as a precaution after unsafe levels of lead were detected in several locations in Tacoma earlier in April.
The results in Everett revealed lead levels well below the EPA action level of 15 parts per billion. Of the 51 one-liter samples taken, 50 had no lead and one measured one part per billion.
The Everett homes tested this week have galvanized-steel service lines, not lead goosenecks, which was the case in some Tacoma locations. Earlier this year, Everett Public Works completed the removal of all known goosenecks in Everett.
Past routine water quality tests indicated there is virtually no lead in Everett’s drinking water, and the additional testing this week verified those findings. No further testing is planned.
“These results match our earlier findings and should give Everett citizens additional confidence in their drinking water,” Dave Davis, Everett’s public works director, said in a statement.
For more information on the Everett water system, visit everettwa.gov/water.
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