Wenatchee, WA
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As a water utility, it is the City of Wenatchee’s duty to provide safe drinking water 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The City’s drinking water comes from an excellent source which produces some of the highest quality water in the state. Based on monitoring conducted over the last 30 years, the water quality has consistently been outstanding from the source to the customer’s faucet. The City's drinking water is rated as moderately hard water with a hardness of 77 mg/L. (This corresponds to 4.5 grains per gallon)
The City of Wenatchee does not add fluoride to the drinking water.
The City of Wenatchee mails an annual Water Quality Report to customers in our service area. This report contains test results, information on water quality and our utility. To view the latest Water Quality Report, select the link below:
Water Quality Report (pdf)
Water Quality Report - Spanish (pdf)
During the most recent round of testing, drinking water in the City of Wenatchee met or surpassed all State and Federal standards for safety and quality. If you have additional questions about the quality of the water in the City of Wenatchee please call (509) 888-3235.
Below are common inquiries about our water:
| Analyte | Result | Units | MCL |
| Alkalinity | 72.0 | mg/L | -- |
| Arsenic | <0.001 | mg/L | 0.01 |
| Calcium | 21.9 | mg/L | -- |
| Chloride | 1.41 | mg/L | 250 |
| Copper | 0.07 | mg/L | -- |
| Fluoride | <0.2 | mg/L | 4.0 |
| Hardness | 73.6 | mg/L | -- |
| Iron | <0.02 | mg/L | 0.3 |
| Lead | <0.001 | mg/L | -- |
| Magnesium | 4.60 | mg/L | -- |
| Manganese | <0.005 | mg/L | 0.5 |
| Nitrate | 0.17 | mg/L | 10 |
| Nitrite | <0.10 | mg/L | 1 |
| pH | 8.01 | pH Units | -- |
| Sodium | 2.48 | mg/L | -- |
| Sulfate | 10.2 | mg/L | 250 |
mg/L (milligrams per liter) is equivalent to parts per million (ppm)
MCL is the Maximum Contaminant Level, the highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water
below which there are no known or expected risk to health
-- indicates there is not a Maximum Contaminant Level for that analyte
Historic Water Delivery:
The City of Wenatchee's water delivery system in 1912 was a little different than it is today.
Below are pictures showing the horse and wagon delivery service.
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