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Orange County, Virginia

Water Systems
20
Population Served
24,521
Total Violations
1,390
232 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

90.0%
Systems with Violations
69.5
Avg Violations per System
16.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
16 systems (80%)
SW
4 systems (20%)

PFAS Contamination

2
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Orange Virginia water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (2) One or more violations (18)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Wilderness 13,274 102 Clean
Orange, Town Of 5,022 67 Clean
Gordonsville, Town Of 1,800 56 -
Locust Grove Primary-Elementary School 951 54 -
Locust Grove Town Center 560 28 -
Rsa Route 20 390 345 -
Unionville Elementary School 385 25 -
Lightfoot Elem School 348 38 -
Garland Holdings LLC 347 10 -
Aerojet Rocketdyne 300 2 -
Rsa Route 15 284 0 -
Foothills Property (5361 Spotswood Trl) 208 21 -
Meadows Farms Golf Course 161 75 -
Battlefield Farms 120 172 -
Willow Grove Inn and Restaurant 106 38 -
Somerset Farms Golf Course 100 130 -
Palladio Restaurant 65 78 -
Wolftrap Woods 38 42 -
Montpelier- Mansion 37 107 -
Ellwood Manor - Nps 25 0 -

Other Counties in Virginia

Fairfax County
44 systems · 1,317,489 served · 2,070 violations
Loudoun County
102 systems · 433,414 served · 4,980 violations
Prince William County
45 systems · 416,494 served · 1,444 violations
Chesterfield County
9 systems · 390,851 served · 331 violations
Henrico County
12 systems · 330,857 served · 390 violations
Arlington County
4 systems · 244,747 served · 65 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Orange County? ▼
Orange County has 1,390 total drinking water violations across 20 water systems, of which 232 are health-based violations. 90.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Orange County systems? ▼
Water systems in Orange County serve approximately 24,521 people through 20 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Orange County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Orange County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Orange County? ▼
Water systems in Orange County use GW (16 systems), SW (4 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 16.7% of Orange County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.