Naval Station Washington - Wny

Water Quality Snapshot: Naval Station Washington - Wny

Naval Station Washington - Wny is a federal-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 15,690 residents in Washington, District of Columbia (District of Columbia County) through 90 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 62 total violations for this system , of which 15 (24%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 23 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 10 violations (Other). Under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, 2 PFAS compounds were detected in samples collected from this system, with a maximum reported concentration of 4.3 ppt (parts per trillion). PFAS are persistent synthetic chemicals linked to health effects at very low exposure levels.

Across District of Columbia, EPA tracks 5 public water systems serving 667,575 people, with 263 cumulative violations and 72 health-based violations on record. About 100% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 52.6 violations. Statewide, 3 of 3 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (100%).

Naval Station Washington - Wny's 62 violations sit above the District of Columbia average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.