Is Elysian Heights Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

Compliance record

No violations on file. The EPA has no formal drinking-water violations recorded for this supplier.

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
Copper	620 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	22/23	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	4100 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	12/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2023
Bromodichloromethane	6.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	14 µg/L No EPA limit set	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	5.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	1.6 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	8/23	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	4100 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2014–2016
TTHM	25 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	9 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	890 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	170 µg/L 8.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	1.1 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Uranium	2.54 µg/L 8.5% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2014
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrite	18 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2014–2016

34 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: COGSWELL, CATHERINE
Phone: 571-291-7844
Email: ccogswell@loudounwater.org

Frequently asked questions about Elysian Heights

Is Elysian Heights tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Elysian Heights'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 Elysian Heights's water?

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

How many people does Elysian Heights serve?

Elysian Heights reports serving 1,061 people in Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Elysian Heights had any water quality violations?

The EPA has no formal drinking-water violations on file for Elysian Heights.

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.