Community Water System · PWS VA3550051
City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys
Operator location Chesapeake, Virginia - 38% of 29 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 165,240 served per SDWIS.
- 165,240
- People served (this PWS)
- 29
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 11
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys standing, mid SDWIS violation third
38% of 29 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 38% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #269 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys lands in the middle third by violation volume (29), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (165,240; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 38% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #269 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #12 of 570
- Population · VA
- 29
- Total EPA violations on record
- 38%
- 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
- 56,976
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 7
- Monitoring Violations
- 18
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 4
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fluoride | MCL | 7 | 2003 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 4 | 2002 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| Mercury | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Chromium | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Arsenic | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Cadmium | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Selenium | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Fluoride | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Barium | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Nitrate | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Endrin | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 1 | 1980 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys has 29 recorded EPA violations, 41% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 58% carry more. 38% of this system's own violations are health-based (11 of 29), and it ranks #269 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)
29 Lower than most fewer violations than 58% 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 273 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFPeA | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/11/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/11/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/11/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/11/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/11/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/11/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/11/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/11/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/11/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/11/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/11/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/11/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/11/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/11/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/11/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/11/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/11/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/12/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/12/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/12/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/12/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/12/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys
11 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for VA3550051.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Virginia Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water
Nationwide peers
29 violations · 165,240 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 City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys
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