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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 28, 2019
City of Port Townsend releases water testing results for Glyphosate
Glyphosate, a chemical used in herbicides, was recently applied to private lands in an area near City Lake,
a water supply lake for the City of Port Townsend. The city subsequently sent a water sample in for testing.
Results of the test were received today, and glyphosate was not detected in the city’s drinking water.
City crews routinely test drinking water for a host of constituents to meet state and federal requirements.
Results of these tests can be found on the city’s website at https://cityofpt.us/publicworks/page/water-
resources in the annual water report. At times, such as this circumstance, the city may test beyond the
required routine tests to ensure safe drinking water.
A water sample was taken Tuesday, August 20, 2019 and sent to Edge Analytical, a certified water testing
facility in Burlington, WA. Edge Analytical has the equipment and expertise necessary to run the required
EPA testing procedure for glyphosate. The city received the results today to learn the lab did not detect
glyphosate.
“As with any water sample, results concluding ‘not detected’, are good results”, said Greg Lanning, Public
Works Director.
Contact: Public Works
Name: Greg Lanning, Director
Phone: 360-379-5090
Email: glanning@cityofpt.us