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Water system · PWSID VA5009050

AMHERST, TOWN OF

AMHERST, VA · ~2,231 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

VA5009050

State

Virginia

City

AMHERST

Population served

2,231

Primary source

Surface water

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

45

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

8

Health-based

59

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jul 2025. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Aug 2024 Resolved
Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Mar 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Jan 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2018 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Apr 2018 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) health-based began Jan 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Chromium (total) began Jan 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Beryllium began Jan 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Arsenic began Jan 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Thallium began Jan 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Barium began Jan 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Selenium began Jan 2018 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF Jul 2025
  • State action · SFJ Oct 2024
  • State action · SIE Oct 2024
  • State action · SOX Sep 2024
  • State action · SIF Jun 2023
  • State action · SIF Jun 2023
  • State action · SFJ May 2023
  • State action · SIE May 2023

This profile is built from EPA public records for system VA5009050 — 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.