Community Water System · PWS VA1191883
Washington County Service Authority
Operator location Abingdon, Virginia - larger served population (> 3,309) at 47,574 people served; 34 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.
- 47,574
- People served (this PWS)
- 34
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 7
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Washington County Service Authority standing, mid SDWIS violation third
47,574 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 21% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #1,157 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Washington County Service Authority lands in the middle third by violation volume (34), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (47,574; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 21% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #1,157 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #29 of 570
- Population · VA
- 34
- Total EPA violations on record
- 21%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 20,866
- County
- Washington
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 26
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 7
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 7 | 1999 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 5 | 2020 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 4 | 2020 |
| Chlordane | MR | 4 | 2020 |
| Nitrate | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Chromium | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Endrin | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Arsenic | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Selenium | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Cadmium | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Fluoride | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Barium | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Mercury | MR | 1 | 1980 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Washington County Service Authority has 34 recorded EPA violations, 46% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 54% carry more. 21% of this system's own violations are health-based (7 of 34), and it ranks #1,157 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
34 Lower than most fewer violations than 54% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 290 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFBA | 9/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/18/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/18/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/18/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/18/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/18/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/18/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/18/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/18/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/18/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/18/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/18/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/18/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for Washington County Service Authority
EPA SDWIS lists 47,574 people served and 20,866 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Virginia Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water
Nationwide peers
34 violations · 47,574 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems near this violation count
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Washington County Service Authority
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