Community Water System · PWS VA3670800
Virginia-American Water Co.
Operator location Hopewell, Virginia - 42% of 71 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 30,317 served per SDWIS.
- 30,317
- People served (this PWS)
- 71
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 30
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 2 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Virginia-American Water Co. standing, mid SDWIS violation third
42% of 71 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 42% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #1,832 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Virginia-American Water Co. lands in the middle third by violation volume (71), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (30,317; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 42% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).
- #1,832 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #38 of 570
- Population · VA
- 71
- Total EPA violations on record
- 42%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
2 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Private
- Connections
- 9,345
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 21
- Monitoring Violations
- 33
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 9
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 11 | 1993 |
| TTHM | MCL | 10 | 2003 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | MR | 9 | 2002 |
| Nitrate | MR | 5 | 2004 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 5 | 2008 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 4 | 2000 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 3 | 2007 |
| Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule | MR | 2 | 2009 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 2 | 2008 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Barium | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Arsenic | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Selenium | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Endrin | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Chromium | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Mercury | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Cadmium | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 1 | 1980 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Virginia-American Water Co. has 71 recorded EPA violations, 65% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 34% carry more. 42% of this system's own violations are health-based (30 of 71), and it ranks #1,832 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)
71 Around the middle fewer violations than 34% 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. 2 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:2 FTS | 9/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/6/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/6/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/6/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/6/2023 | 3.60 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/6/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/6/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/6/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/6/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/6/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/6/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/6/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/6/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/6/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/6/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/6/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/6/2023 | 3.50 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/6/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/6/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/6/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/1/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/1/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/1/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/1/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/1/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/1/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/1/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/1/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/1/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/1/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/1/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/1/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/1/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/1/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/1/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/1/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/1/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/1/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/1/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 6/1/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 6/1/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on Virginia-American Water Co.
30 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for VA3670800.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Virginia Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water
Nationwide peers
71 violations · 30,317 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 Virginia-American Water Co.
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