Spokane Water Quality Report
13 cities ranked · Average grade: B- · Washington
Avg Score
74.5
Cities Ranked
13
Health Violations
11
PFAS Detected
9
74.5
County avg score
13
Cities ranked
77%
A or B grade
15%
D or F grade
11
Health violations
9
PFAS detected
Grade Distribution
How Spokane cities scored
A
3
23%
Excellent
B
7
54%
Good
C
1
8%
Fair
D
1
8%
Poor
F
1
8%
Failing
Comparison
County vs Washington average
▲ 4.4 pts above state average
City Map
Water quality across Spokane
Each dot is a city, colored by grade. Click any city to view its full report.
Highlights
Top & bottom cities in Spokane
County context
8
Superfund sites in Spokane
209
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities
Industrial pollution
Top industrial polluters in Spokane
Industrial polluters nearby
Facilities reporting the most surface-water releases in Spokane, 2023.
Total reported releases to surface water: 209 lbs
| Facility | Top chemical | To surface water (lbs/yr) |
|---|---|---|
KAISER ALUMINUM WASHINGTON LLC SPOKANE VALLEY, WA99215 | Zinc compounds | 209 |
CENTRAL PRE-MIX CONCRETE PRODUCTS CO. SPOKANE, WA99216 | Lead | 0 |
METALS FABRICATION CO INC AIRWAY HEIGHTS, WA99001 | — | — |
ADM MILLING CO CHENEY, WA99004 | — | — |
INTERSTATE CONCRETE & ASPHALT AIRWAY PIT AIRWAY HEIGHTS, WA99001 | — | — |
+ 5 more facilities
Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023
Superfund sites
Superfund sites in Spokane
Superfund sites nearby
Federally tracked hazardous-waste sites within Spokane on the EPA National Priorities List.
- COLBERT LANDFILL
- FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE 4 WASTE AREAS
- GENERAL ELECTRIC CO SPOKANE APPARATUS SERVICE SHOP
- GRAIN HANDLING FACILITY AT FREEMAN
- GREENACRES LANDFILL
+ 3 more sites
Source: EPA Superfund National Priorities List
Full Rankings
All 13 cities in Spokane
| # | City | Grade | Score | Score | Population | Violations | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newman Lake | A+ | 95.3 | 2K | 23 | Health | |
| 2 | Liberty Lake | A | 92.8 | 14K | 25 | Health | |
| 3 | Cheney | A- | 85.2 | 32K | 99 | Health Unresolved | |
| 4 | Fairchild Afb | B+ | 82.8 | 6K | 9 | PFAS Unresolved | |
| 5 | Greenacres | B+ | 82.6 | 31K | 45 | Health Unresolved | |
| 6 | Spangle | B+ | 80.9 | 650 | 60 | Health Unresolved | |
| 7 | Rockford | B | 79.3 | 570 | 70 | Unresolved | |
| 8 | Airway | B | 79.1 | 9K | 84 | Health Unresolved | |
| 9 | Mead | B- | 72.5 | 27K | 183 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 10 | Medical Lake | B- | 72 | 6K | 111 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 11 | Spokane Valley | C- | 59.1 | 34K | 112 | Health PFAS Lead Unresolved | |
| 12 | Deer Park | D | 47.3 | 5K | 71 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 13 | Spokane | F | 39.2 | 427K | 2463 | Health PFAS Unresolved |