Question 1

Is Rich Creek, Town Of water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Rich Creek, Town Of (PWS ID: VA1071700) has 220 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 960 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Rich Creek, Town Of serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Rich Creek, Town Of serves 960 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Rich Creek or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 435 service connections. The operator address is listed in Rich Creek, Virginia.

Question 3

What type of violations does Rich Creek, Town Of have?

Accepted Answer

Rich Creek, Town Of has 220 total violations: 104 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 112 monitoring/reporting violations, and 104 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Rich Creek, Town Of water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Rich Creek, Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Rich Creek, Town Of use?

Accepted Answer

Rich Creek, Town Of uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

Where does Rich Creek, Town Of sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Rich Creek, Town Of ranks #20,259 of 29,740 by people served, and #389 of 570 in Virginia. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Rich Creek, Town Of's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Rich Creek, Town Of has 220 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 13% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 87% of that cohort has fewer violations than Rich Creek, Town Of. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	104	2000
TTHM	MR	8	2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	8	2024
Nitrate	MR	4	2002
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	2002
Xylenes, Total	MR	4	2002
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	2002
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2002
Vinyl chloride	MR	4	2002
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2002
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2002
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	4	2002
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	2002
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	4	2002
Trichloroethylene	MR	4	2002
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	4	2002
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	2002
Benzene	MR	4	2002
Toluene	MR	4	2002
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	4	2020
Styrene	MR	4	2002
Ethylbenzene	MR	4	2002
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2002
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2002
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2002
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2002
Chlorine	MR	3	2020
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	2	2001
Coliform (TCR)	MR	1	1996

Rich Creek, Town Of

Rich Creek, Town Of standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Rich Creek, Town Of

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints