Is Vint Hill Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Fauquier

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
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-12-01
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-12-01
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-12-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1997-01-01 → 2000-08-18
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1997-01-01 → 2000-08-18
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1993-01-01 → 1993-07-16
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1993-01-01 → 1993-07-16
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1992-07-01 → 1993-04-19
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1992-07-01 → 1993-04-19
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1977-06-01 → 1981-05-31

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 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate-Nitrite	2240 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2250 µg/L	46/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	4.51 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.5 µg/L	27/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	5.02 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.1 µg/L	19/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.7 µg/L	19/53	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	15.5 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 20 µg/L	19/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.345 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	18/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2023
Barium	479.2 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 506 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	8 µg/L 80% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	7/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	402.2 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 455 µg/L	7/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.375 pCi/L 48% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.5 pCi/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2017
Gross Beta Particle Activity	2.575 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.6 pCi/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2017
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.46 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	3/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	335 µg/L 8.4% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 340 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2014–2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	3.31 µg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	3/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	42.2 µg/L 281% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L	1/29	SYR4	2012–2019
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	1 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/35	SYR4	2012–2019
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	1 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/35	SYR4	2012–2019

56 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, TotalO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzene

Utility contact

Contact: BROWN, DEBORAH
Phone: 540-428-5388
Email: debbie3brown@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Vint Hill

Is Vint Hill tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Vint Hill'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 Vint Hill's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate-Nitrite, Chloroform, Bromodichloromethane, Dibromochloromethane, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Vint Hill serve?

Vint Hill reports serving 2,449 people in Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Vint Hill had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 11 violations on file for Vint Hill, 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.