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Water system · PWSID VA3810900

VIRGINIA BEACH, CITY OF

100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

VA3810900

State

Virginia

City

VIRGINIA BEACH

Population served

437,994

Primary source

SWP

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

3

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

9

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement May 2012. Official EPA record →

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began May 2012 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Gross alpha began Jun 1977 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Uranium began Jun 1977 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIE May 2012
  • State action · SFJ May 2012
  • State action · SOX May 2012
  • State action · SIF May 2012
  • State action · SIA Sep 1982
  • State action · SIF Sep 1982
  • State action · SOX Jun 1981
  • State action · SOX Jun 1981

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Nitrate

7 stations · latest Apr 2026

0.0029 · max 0.016 mg/L · 81

Manganese

17 stations · latest Aug 2023

34.3 · max 158 ug/l · 26

Fluoride

14 stations · latest Aug 2023

0.19 · max 0.68 mg/l · 18

Arsenic

2 stations · latest Aug 2024

2.67 · max 3.1 ug/L · 4

Copper

2 stations · latest Aug 2024

1.68 · max 2 ug/L · 4

Lead

2 stations · latest Aug 2024

0.314 · max 0.439 ug/L · 4

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system VA3810900 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.