Amherst County, Virginia
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet VA009 · Amherst County 15 sys · 917 viol · #1847/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-GW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 86.7% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 13.1% health
- RANK-MID #1847/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 87%
- SYS-SMALL 15 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Lee County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Amherst County ranks #1,847 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #42 of 95 counties in Virginia. See methodology · corpus placement.
Amherst County standing, lower-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 86.7% is at or below the corpus lower third (≤ 92.7% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 13.1% is health-based share in the middle third (≤ 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 0.0% is UCMR5 detect rate at or below the tested-pool lower third (≤ 0.0%) . Population served ranks #1,847 of 3,254 · #42 of 95 in Virginia.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Amherst County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Amherst County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst Co Service Authority (Acsa) | 14,799 | 38 | Clean |
| Amherst, Town Of | 2,231 | 161 | - |
| Greif Riverville | 324 | 21 | - |
| Apple Market | 200 | 0 | - |
| Crossroads Camp | 184 | 28 | - |
| Temperance Elementary School | 106 | 15 | - |
| Lynchburg NW/Blue Ridge Parkway KOA | 103 | 39 | - |
| Ukrop Conference Center | 101 | 28 | - |
| Winton Farm | 100 | 124 | - |
| Woodland Mobile Home Park | 98 | 106 | - |
| Orchard Hills Estates | 70 | 133 | - |
| The Amherst Corner | 35 | 0 | - |
| James River Visitor Center | 25 | 4 | - |
| Otter Creek Recreation Area | 25 | 8 | - |
| Edith`s Cafe | 25 | 212 | - |
Compare beyond Virginia
Lower-flagged peers for Amherst County
Cross-state counties nearest Amherst County on flagged-system share (86.7%) and cumulative violation count (917). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.
Similar flagged-system rate
Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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