Smyth County, Virginia
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet VA173 · Smyth County 20 sys · 756 viol · #1540/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-MID · SRC-SW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 10.7% health
- RANK-MID #1540/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-MID 33.3% detect
- SRC-SW SW lead 50%
- SYS-SMALL 20 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Wise County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Smyth County ranks #1,540 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #30 of 95 counties in Virginia. See methodology · corpus placement.
Smyth County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 100.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 10.7% is health-based share in the middle third (≤ 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 33.3% is UCMR5 detect rate in the tested-pool middle third (≤ 33.3%) . Population served ranks #1,540 of 3,254 · #30 of 95 in Virginia.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Smyth County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Smyth County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion, Town Of | 8,500 | 23 | Detected |
| Chilhowie, Town Of | 4,625 | 43 | Clean |
| Thomas Bridge Water Corp | 3,500 | 28 | Clean |
| Saltville, Town Of | 2,204 | 32 | - |
| Watsons Gap Water System | 1,892 | 20 | - |
| Rye Valley Water Authority | 1,276 | 294 | - |
| Walker Creek | 1,135 | 72 | - |
| Hutton Branch | 833 | 46 | - |
| Atkins Extension | 597 | 16 | - |
| Poor Valley | 163 | 6 | - |
| South Fork | 150 | 2 | - |
| Blue Ridge Discovery Center | 136 | 4 | - |
| East Hungry Mother | 110 | 10 | - |
| Saint Clairs Creek | 110 | 10 | - |
| High Country Horse Camp | 60 | 64 | - |
| St. Johns Crossing | 55 | 10 | - |
| Brushy Mountain Admin Site | 25 | 11 | - |
| Konnarock Community Center | 25 | 26 | - |
| Hurricane Recreation Area | 25 | 23 | - |
| Raccoon Branch | 25 | 16 | - |
Compare beyond Virginia
Mid-flagged peers for Smyth County
Cross-state counties nearest Smyth County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (756). 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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