Water Quality Analyses

Seattle Public Utilities' Water Quality Annual Reports (Consumer Confidence Reports) provide analyses of the Cedar River and Tolt River drinking water supplies, with information about regulated compounds that have been detected in our drinking water, and additional information about drinking water sources, protection, treatment, testing, and compliance.

The annual analyses provides additional information about regulated compounds, plus information about compounds that were not detected, and compounds that are not regulated or that relate to the aesthetics of the drinking water. The compounds listed in the Annual Analyses are divided into one of three groups:

• Primary Standards, which relate to public health. The public is notified if any of these levels are exceeded.
• Secondary Standards, which relate to aesthetic qualities such as taste, odor and appearance.
• Unregulated compounds, which are monitored in the interest of our customers, or to assist regulators in developing future regulations.

Before you proceed, you'll want to know which source provides your drinking water. More than 80 percent of the residences of Seattle receive their drinking water from the Cedar supply. Neighborhoods that regularly receive Tolt water include Broadview, Bitter Lake, Crown Hill, Northgate, Haller Lake, and Pinehurst, and parts of Maple Leaf, Wedgewood, Greenwood, View Ridge, and Roosevelt. All other areas of Seattle receive Cedar River water.

 2023 Quarterly Analyses

• 2nd Quarter Analysis 2023 (PDF)
• 1st Quarter Analysis 2023 (PDF)