- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
- PFOS (a PFAS): found in 4 of 6 samples, average 3.7 ppt, highest 7 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2024–Oct 2024)
- Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 0 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Milwaukie tap water? What EPA records show
EPA system ID OR4100528 · serves Clackamas County, OR · about 20,946 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
Milwaukie, City of (EPA OR4100528)
ScoreYourWater.com gives no verdict on your tap water; it shows what the public records say, as of October 14, 2026. For Milwaukie's main utility, Milwaukie, City of: We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (OR4100528) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
What EPA records show for Milwaukie, City of, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (OR4100528) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Milwaukie, City of (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 0 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Milwaukie, City of use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Milwaukie, City of's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.