Is Plum Creek Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Montgomery

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

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2005-12-01 → 2005-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2005-12-01 → 2005-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2005-12-01 → 2005-12-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-02
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-02
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-07-01

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
Bromodichloromethane	10.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	106 µg/L No EPA limit set	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	32.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	116 µg/L 145% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 80 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	73.4 µg/L 122% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 60 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	44.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.18 µg/L No EPA limit set	28/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	0.9700 µg/L No EPA limit set	26/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	68 µg/L 5.2% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	22/22	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	14.6 µg/L 97% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	21/22	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	0.0014 mg/L 9.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2023
Monobromoacetic Acid	4.86 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.12 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/32	SYR4	2012–2019

1 contaminants tested, none detected

Bromoform

Utility contact

Contact: POFF, BRIAN
Email: poffbe@montgomerycountyva.gov

Frequently asked questions about Plum Creek

Is Plum Creek tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 13 contaminants in Plum Creek'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 Plum Creek's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dichloroacetic Acid, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Plum Creek serve?

Plum Creek reports serving 1,740 people in Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Plum Creek had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 14 violations on file for Plum Creek, of which 7 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.