Is Fancy Gap Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Carroll

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

128

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-07-01 → 1991-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-05-01 → 1991-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-05-01 → 1991-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-05-01 → 1991-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-01-01 → 1991-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate-Nitrite	720 µg/L 7.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	34/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	441 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	25/39	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	5.8 pCi/L No EPA limit set	18/18	SYR4	2012–2017
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	3.3 pCi/L 66% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	10/10	SYR4	2012–2017
Lead	13.4 µg/L 89% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	7/39	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	20 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	6/9	SYR4	2012–2018
Chloroform	4.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	0.7000 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/10	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	3.1 µg/L 5.2% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	2/10	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	5.2 µg/L 6.5% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/10	SYR4	2013–2019

36 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalArsenicBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneDibromoacetic AcidEthylbenzeneFluorideMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PHILLIPS, DANA
Phone: 276-730-3170
Email: dana.phillips@carrollcountyva.gov

Frequently asked questions about Fancy Gap

Is Fancy Gap tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Fancy Gap's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Fancy Gap's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate-Nitrite, Copper, Gross Beta Particle Activity, Lead, Combined Radium (-226 And -228), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Fancy Gap serve?

Fancy Gap reports serving 530 people in Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Fancy Gap had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 128 violations on file for Fancy Gap, of which 5 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.