U.S. Virgin Islands tap water quality

77 community water systems serving 82,463 people.

Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it

systems with PFAS above a federal limit

people served by them

systems EPA tested for PFAS

systems above the lead action level

PFAS: EPA's 2023–2025 testing. Lead: results from the last five years. 25 more systems have no recent lead results in EPA's database.

Largest water systems in U.S. Virgin Islands

Water And Power Authority – STX
35,000 people · Surface water · U.S. Virgin Islands
No PFAS above limitsAlso: 1 health-based violation since 2016
Water And Power Authority – STT
34,000 people · Surface water · U.S. Virgin Islands
No PFAS above limitsAlso: 1 health-based violation since 2016
Ocean Point Terminals Water System
2,500 people · Surface water · U.S. Virgin Islands
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 1 health-based violation since 2016
Lorraine Village Water System
1,008 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Coliform bacteria violations
Bovoni Housing Project I and II Water System
960 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 1 health-based violation since 2016
UVI St.Thomas
900 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 1 health-based violation since 2016
Harbour View Apartments Water System
863 people · Purchased groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Lead above action levelAlso: Coliform bacteria violation
Walter IM Hodge Pavillion Water System
633 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Lovenlund Apartments Water System
510 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 1 health-based violation since 2016
The Reef Condo Water System
374 people · Surface water · U.S. Virgin Islands
Lead above action levelAlso: 1 health-based violation since 2016
Mill Harbour Condos Water System
345 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Coliform bacteria violations
Cowpet Bay Village-West Water System
300 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 1 health-based violation since 2016
Point Pleasant Resort Water System
273 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 1 health-based violation since 2016
Peppertree Terrace Trailer Park Water System
267 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Sapphire Vill.condos (West) Water System
225 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 1 health-based violation since 2016

Most health-based violations since 2016

Lorraine Village Water System
1,008 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Coliform bacteria violations
Mill Harbour Condos Water System
345 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Coliform bacteria violations
Flamboyant Gardens J Water System
25 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Coliform bacteria violations
Flamboyant Gardens E Water System
25 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Coliform bacteria violation
Flamboyant Gardens I Water System
25 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Coliform bacteria violation
Louise E Brown III
181 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Coliform bacteria violation
Harbour View Apartments Water System
863 people · Purchased groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Lead above action levelAlso: Coliform bacteria violation
Saman Villas Water System
70 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 1 health-based violation since 2016
Stx. Mutual Homes 14/15 Water System
118 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 1 health-based violation since 2016
Stx. Mutual Homes 36 Water System
197 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 1 health-based violation since 2016
Stx. Mutual Homes 44/53 Water System
86 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 1 health-based violation since 2016
Stx. Mutual Homes 54/60 Water System
150 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 1 health-based violation since 2016
Genip Gardens Water System
28 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 1 health-based violation since 2016
Flamboyant Gardens F Water System
25 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 1 health-based violation since 2016
Flamboyant Gardens G Water System
25 people · Groundwater · U.S. Virgin Islands
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 1 health-based violation since 2016

Questions

Does U.S. Virgin Islands tap water have PFAS?

EPA tested 2 community water systems in U.S. Virgin Islands for 29 PFAS between 2023 and 2025. 0 had at least one regulated PFAS detected, and 0 had an entry-point average above a 2024 federal limit. Those 0 systems serve about 0 people. Systems have until 2029 to meet the limits.

How many U.S. Virgin Islands water systems have violations?

64 systems in U.S. Virgin Islands had at least one health-based violation since 2016 (80 violations in total). 84 violations are currently listed as unaddressed.

Which U.S. Virgin Islands water systems are over the lead action level?

5 systems had a lead 90th percentile above the 15 ppb action level in their most recent results from the last five years. Another 25 systems have no lead results in EPA's database from the last five years, including 9 whose last result was above the action level. Lead depends on each home's pipes, so a test of your own tap is the only way to know your level.

Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.