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Tazewell County, Virginia

Water Systems
22
Population Served
33,010
Total Violations
780
35 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 6 tested

Violation Analysis

68.2%
Systems with Violations
35.5
Avg Violations per System
4.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
17 systems (77%)
GW
5 systems (23%)

PFAS Contamination

6
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
16.7%
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

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

No violations on record (7) One or more violations (15)

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
Bluefield, Town Of 5,811 24 Clean
Tazewell, Town Of 5,007 73 Clean
Richlands, Town Of 4,564 51 Clean
Baptist Valley 3,857 0 Clean
Claypool Hill Tazewell Co Psa 3,322 7 Detected
Eastern Tazewell County 2,952 180 Clean
Tcpsa - Raven/Doran 2,644 80 -
Cedar Bluff, Town Of 1,400 18 -
Falls Mills - Tcpsa 870 152 -
Tcpsa - Gratton 707 0 -
Tcpsa - Jewell Ridge 605 30 -
Bluefield Valley 428 0 -
Tcpsa - Fort Witten 173 0 -
Tcpsa - Big Creek/Coaldan 158 0 -
Camp Evangel 130 21 -
Barkay Estates 85 38 -
Cuz`s Cabins & Restaurant 82 2 -
Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc 82 93 -
Middle Creek - Tcpsa 50 4 -
Tcpsa - Daw Road 43 0 -
Tazewell Motel 40 7 -
Greater Tazewell WTP 0 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 Tazewell County? ▼
Tazewell County has 780 total drinking water violations across 22 water systems, of which 35 are health-based violations. 68.2% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Tazewell County systems? ▼
Water systems in Tazewell County serve approximately 33,010 people through 22 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Tazewell County water? ▼
Of 6 water systems tested for PFAS in Tazewell County, 1 had PFAS detected (16.7% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Tazewell County? ▼
Water systems in Tazewell County use SW (17 systems), GW (5 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. 4.5% of Tazewell 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.