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Virginia

  • 1,119 Utilities

  • Serving: 6,792,000

  • Data available: 2010-2015

  • Contaminants Found: 101

 

EWG's drinking water quality report for Virginia shows results of tests conducted by the water utilities in Virginia and provided to EWG by the Virginia Department of Health - Office of Drinking Water.

LARGE UTILITIES
ALL UTILITIES WITH VIOLATIONS
LARGE UTILITIES WITH VIOLATIONS

Below are utilities in Virginia serving over 10,000 people, listed alphabetically. Click the "more" button below to get the full list of utilities serving over 10,000 people.

Large utilities in Virginia

UtilityLocationPeople
Served
Albemarle County Service Authority (ACSA) Urban AreaCharlottesville, VA60,380
Amherst County Service Authority (ACSA)Madison Heights, VA13,619
Arlington CountyArlington, VA215,000
Bristol Virginia Utility BoardBristol, VA20,000
Buchanan County PSAVansant, VA18,689
Campbell County Central SystemLynchburg, VA20,000
Chesterfield County Central Water SystemChesterfield, VA286,883
City of AlexandriaAlexandria, VA143,885
City of CharlottesvilleCharlottesville, VA41,487
City of Chesapeake - Northwest River SystemChesapeake, VA112,204
City of Chesapeake - Western Branch SystemChesapeake, VA37,039
City of Chesapeake-South Norfolk SystemChesapeake, VA34,786
City of Colonial HeightsColonial Heights, VA17,286
City of DanvilleDanville, VA43,055
City of FredericksburgFredericksburg, VA18,400
City of HarrisonburgHarrisonburg, VA48,914
City of LynchburgLynchburg, VA76,000
City of ManassasManassas, VA38,000
City of Manassas ParkManassas Park, VA14,050
City of MartinsvilleMartinsville, VA13,600
City of Newport NewsNewport News, VA406,000
City of NorfolkNorfolk, VA234,220
City of PetersburgPetersburg, VA33,740
City of PortsmouthPortsmouth, VA120,400
City of RadfordRadford, VA15,859
City of RichmondRichmond, VA197,000
City of Salem WTPSalem, VA25,462
City of StauntonStaunton, VA23,746
City of SuffolkSuffolk, VA66,631
City of Virginia BeachVirginia Beach, VA446,067
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Utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of October 2014 to September 2017 in Virginia

The Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database collects compliance and enforcement-related information for drinking water utilities nationwide. ECHO water quality violation scores take into account federal health-based water quality standards, as well as monitoring, reporting and other drinking water quality requirements. Points are accrued based on specific problems at the utility - violations of health-based drinking water standards receive more points than monitoring and reporting violations - and the length of time until the violations were corrected.

UtilityLocationPeople
Served		Violation
Points
Hobson ArtesianSuffolk, VA7097
Birdsong Water CompanySuffolk, VA7195
Longview AcresSmithfield, VA16891
Springfield DownsSmithfield, VA12090
Rescue WaterworksRescue, VA20385
Willing Workers ClubCarrollton, VA3171
Louisa County Water AuthorityLouisa, VA4,24165
Louisa, Town ofLouisa, VA1,55565
Buchanan County PSAVansant, VA18,68940
Dickenson County Regional - DcpsaClintwood, VA2,89830
Brookmont AreaPulaski, VA10030
Brodnax, Town ofBrodnax, VA31725
Nelson County - Piney RiverLovingston, VA19820
Amherst, Town ofAmherst, VA4,99815
Ncsa - SchuylerLovingston, VA48015
Sunray Artesian Water SupplyChesapeake, VA6011
Wilderness WTPRuckersville, VA11,78010
Cedar Ridge SubdivisionRoanoke, VA8010
Brunswick Ida - NorthLawrenceville, VA1,03510
Quantico Marine Base-MainsideQuantico, VA14,52510
Highland Lake SubdivisionRoanoke, VA37610
Upper Bay View EstatesCallao, VA359
Knoll Woods/ivy AcresMoneta, VA2509
Darden`s Mill EstatesWeston, VA1206
Hillsboro, Town ofPurcellville, VA656
Deer RunSmithfield, VA1046
Lucom Point SubdivisionCallao, VA905
Hidden ValleyAbingdon, VA255
Captains Cove SubdivisionGreenbackville, VA8405
Emporia, City ofEmporia, VA5,6005

Large utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of October 2014 to September 2017 in Virginia

The Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database collects compliance and enforcement-related information for drinking water utilities nationwide. ECHO water quality violation scores take into account federal health-based water quality standards, as well as monitoring, reporting and other drinking water quality requirements. Points are accrued based on specific problems at the utility - violations of health-based drinking water standards receive more points than monitoring and reporting violations - and the length of time until the violations were corrected.

UtilityLocationPeople
Served		Violation
Points
Buchanan County PSAVansant, VA18,68940
Wilderness WTPRuckersville, VA11,78010
Quantico Marine Base-MainsideQuantico, VA14,52510
City of MartinsvilleMartinsville, VA13,6001
Bristol Virginia Utility BoardBristol, VA20,0001

Contaminants found in Virginia above health guidelines

Found above health guidelinesFound
Contaminant# of UtilitiesPeople Served# of UtilitiesPeople Served

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)		5136,627,9685286,636,439

Bromodichloromethane		4706,322,1674856,339,240

Chloroform		4396,213,3994946,336,264

Chromium (hexavalent)		1515,921,9011595,937,097

Dichloroacetic acid		3575,290,2893635,304,478

Trichloroacetic acid		3145,224,1083185,230,374

Dibromochloromethane		2985,109,7544316,040,404

Chlorate		883,276,1281415,790,477

Radium-228		5452,231,6555532,233,735

Radium-226		2552,169,4642732,206,554

Bromate		112,019,550112,019,550

Arsenic		29408,87329408,873

Chlorite		10401,53314582,510

Benzene		3155,5153155,515

Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHPA)		1133,4261133,426

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)		347,863347,863

Bromoform		1235,696882,216,671

Manganese		2121,3282132,381,658

Uranium		2417,45246226,079

Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene)		417,005417,005

Aluminum		412,0801593,539,393

Carbon tetrachloride		211,626211,626

1,2,3-Trichloropropane		110,000110,000

Cadmium		13,9585159,697

Nitrate and nitrite		123,6957086,030,420

1,2-Dichloroethane		11,84011,840

Radon		51,53951,539

Trichloroethylene		23972397

Antimony		110021188,592

Beryllium		15314158,351

Contaminants found in Virginia above legal limits

Contaminant# of UtilitiesPeople Served

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)		1311,335

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)		77,329

Fluoride		82,097

Arsenic		1840

Uranium		1206

Radium, combined (-226 & -228)		2122