Tap Water Results

Virginia tap water quality

1,056 community water systems serving 7.4 million people.

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

12
systems with PFAS above a federal limit
1.8 million
people served by them
164
systems EPA tested for PFAS
3
systems above the lead action level

PFAS: EPA's 2023–2025 testing. Lead: results from the last five years. 14 more systems have no recent lead results in EPA's database.

Water systems with PFAS above the federal limit

Based on EPA's UCMR 5 results (2023–2025) compared to the April 2024 limits, the way EPA compares them. Systems have until 2029 to comply. Largest first.

Virginia PFAS report: chart, rankings and data to download →

Largest water systems in Virginia

Virginia cities and towns

Most health-based violations since 2016

All Virginia utilities on this site

Every Virginia system serving 50,000+ people or with PFAS above a federal limit, A to Z. Download all 1,056 systems as CSV.

Questions

Does Virginia tap water have PFAS?

EPA tested 164 community water systems in Virginia for 29 PFAS between 2023 and 2025. 22 had at least one regulated PFAS detected, and 12 had an entry-point average above a 2024 federal limit. Those 12 systems serve about 1.8 million people (24% of people on community water in Virginia). Systems have until 2029 to meet the limits.

How many Virginia water systems have violations?

158 systems in Virginia had at least one health-based violation since 2016 (710 violations in total). 90 violations are currently listed as unaddressed.

Which Virginia water systems are over the lead action level?

3 systems had a lead 90th percentile above the 15 ppb action level in their most recent results from the last five years. Another 14 systems have no lead results in EPA's database from the last five years. 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.