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Local water quality
Water quality in Washington, District of Columbia
10 public water systems · PFAS detected · EPA data
The bottom line
EPA records for the water serving Washington, District of Columbia show Lead, Copper. A filter independently certified to reduce those exact contaminants is the most direct fix.
What's in Washington's water
Contaminants EPA has recorded across Washington's water systems, and how many certified filters remove each.
Water systems serving Washington
Open a system for its full report — measured levels vs. federal limits, PFAS, and the certified filters that remove each contaminant.
D.C. WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY
632,323 people served
1 contaminant · 2 PFAS · report →
NATIONAL AIRPORT
28,055 people served
1 contaminant · 4 PFAS · report →
JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA - BOLLING
19,312 people served
1 contaminant · 2 PFAS · report →
Wingate Elementary School (New) - BIE
800 people served
1 contaminant · report →
Fort Wingate Community
550 people served
2 contaminants · report →
Eastern Navajo Agency - BIE
455 people served
2 contaminants · report →
Chi Chil Tah Jones Ranch Community School - BIE
137 people served
1 contaminant · report →
Dibe Yazhi Habitiin (Borrego Pass) Day School-BIE
120 people served
1 contaminant · report →
Bread Springs Day School (New) - BIE
115 people served
1 contaminant · report →
Lake Valley Navajo School - BIE
60 people served
2 contaminants · report →
Filter your Washington water
Match a certified filter to what's actually in your water — a filter certified for lead may do nothing for PFAS or fluoride.