Buchanan County, Virginia
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet VA027 · Buchanan County 6 sys · 200 viol · #1769/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-HIGH · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-SW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 83.3% flagged
- HEALTH-HIGH 52.0% health
- RANK-MID #1769/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
- SRC-SW SW lead 100%
- SYS-TINY 6 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Henrico County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Buchanan County ranks #1,769 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #39 of 95 counties in Virginia. See methodology · corpus placement.
Buchanan County standing, lower-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 83.3% is at or below the corpus lower third (≤ 92.7% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 52.0% is health-based share above the upper 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 #1,769 of 3,254 · #39 of 95 in Virginia.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Buchanan County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Buchanan County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan Co Psa | 19,326 | 79 | Clean |
| Grassy Creek-Bcpsa | 440 | 42 | - |
| Osborne Mountain - Bcpsa | 69 | 13 | - |
| Shortt Gap - Bcpsa | 64 | 62 | - |
| Page - Bcpsa | 50 | 4 | - |
| Bcpsa - Kennel Gap | 0 | 0 | - |
Compare beyond Virginia
Lower-flagged peers for Buchanan County
Cross-state counties nearest Buchanan County on flagged-system share (83.3%) and cumulative violation count (200). 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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