Is FAIRFAX COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Virginia · PWSID VA6059501 · Surface water
Population served
1,121,613
Cities served
—
State / jurisdiction
Virginia (VA)
PWSID
VA6059501
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 24/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
1 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS above EPA MCL (UCMR5 regulated compounds)
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFPeA
21.5
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBA
17.6
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxA
17.1
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
6:2 FTS
10.1
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBS
8.1
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOAregulated
7.4
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFOSregulated
5.7
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFHpA
5.6
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 1 violation-related record with this system in the same reporting quarter as the utility snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
Based on FAIRFAX COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR FAIRFAX COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
#1
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WHY THIS FOR FAIRFAX COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY · Chosen for FAIRFAX COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY because PFAS was detected at 21.5 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 1 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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