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Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violations in Washington

13 active public water systems in Washington had a Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation in the past three years, 1 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Combined Radium (-226 and -228) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Radium is a bone-seeking radionuclide that accumulates in skeletal tissue after ingestion. Long-term exposure increases the risk of bone cancer and leukemia. There is no safe threshold for ionizing radiation — the MCL is set at a level balancing risk reduction with treatment feasibility. Children are particularly vulnerable due to higher rates of bone growth and calcium uptake.

Systems with a Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Two Rivers Resort
Wellpinit · County
480 6 2
Squaxin Consolidated
Shelton · County
1,500 6 1
Makah Neah Bay
Neah Bay · County
1,300 11 0
Skokomish
Skokomish Nation · County
1,150 5 1
Mt. Vista Dungeness Golf Course
Sequim · County
517 3 0
Sackman
Suquamish · County
500 2 0
Nespelem Agency
Nespelem · County
445 9 0
Omak Hud
Nespelem · County
380 9 0
Keller
Mallott · County
340 10 0
McCoy Lake
Wellpinit · County
325 6 2
Rocky River Road Community Site
Nespelem · County
260 8 0
Seatons Grove
Nespelem · County
115 9 1
Malott
Nespelem · County
95 9 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Combined Radium (-226 and -228), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Combined Radium (-226 and -228) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Washington records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.