Virginia Tap Water Quality by City
EPA UCMR5 PFAS monitoring, MCL / guideline flags, and WaterCheckup grades for 5 cities in Virginia. "At Risk" means at least one UCMR analyte flagged above an EPA limit or a regulated PFAS violation on record for that system. "Monitor" means no such flag in UCMR data, but the city profile is medium or high concern. "Safe" means no exceedance flags and a low-concern city profile (still not a guarantee for every tap).
Average water hardness in Virginia: 14.9 ppm → Mean of UCMR5 values for 2 tracked Virginia cities (not every public water system).
Five most common UCMR analytes with detections (>0) in our tracked Virginia cities — each city counted once per compound.
| CITY | GRADE | CONTAMINANTS ABOVE LIMIT | POPULATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax Fairfax County area water systems (Dale City / regional) | DAT RISK | 22 MCL violations | 1.1M |
| Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Department of Public Public water systems | C-AT RISK | 21 MCL violation | 460K |
| Norfolk Norfolk Department of Public water systems | CAT RISK | 11 MCL violation | 240K |
| Richmond Richmond Department of Public Public water systems | CAT RISK | 21 MCL violation | 230K |
| Alexandria Alexandria Renew Enterprises / UOSA | BMONITOR | — | 155K |
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Virginiawater quality varies by city and water system. UCMR5 reports PFAS and related analytes; the "above limit" column uses the EPA-limit flags bundled with each analyte in our dataset (same basis as city pages). Here, 4 of 5 tracked cities show at least one such flag or a regulated violation count.
SDWIS/City reports: use each city link for full narrative, picks, and EPA Consumer Confidence Report context.
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