Is Wythe County East Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-03-01 → 2020-03-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-03-01 → 2020-03-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-03-01 → 2020-03-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-03-01 → 2020-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-07-01

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
Chloroform	99 µg/L No EPA limit set	81/93	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	11 µg/L No EPA limit set	75/93	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	32 µg/L No EPA limit set	75/76	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	109 µg/L 136% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 80 µg/L	75/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	62 µg/L 103% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 60 µg/L	75/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	30 µg/L No EPA limit set	74/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	56/93	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	38/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1330 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	34/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	766 µg/L 59% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	32/77	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	267 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	17/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	8.65 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	15/77	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2024
Fluoride	290 µg/L 7.2% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	9/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	3 pCi/L 60% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.7 pCi/L No EPA limit set	4/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Lithium	16 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/6	UCMR-5	2024

62 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneDibromoacetic AcidEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Frequently asked questions about Wythe County East

Is Wythe County East tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Wythe County East'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 Wythe County East's water?

EPA monitoring detected Chloroform, Bromodichloromethane, 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 Wythe County East serve?

Wythe County East reports serving 5,065 people, per its EPA record.

Has Wythe County East had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 30 violations on file for Wythe County East, of which 0 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.