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Water system · PWSID VA6033085

CAROLINE UTILITY SYSTEM

RUTHER GLEN, VA · ~4,235 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

VA6033085

State

Virginia

City

RUTHER GLEN

Population served

4,235

Primary source

Groundwater

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

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Dec 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

3 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Below EPA limit

Lithium

29,000 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

8

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

32

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Aug 2020. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jan 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jan 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2015 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 0700 began Apr 2012 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2007 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Mar 2006 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Nov 2003 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Oct 2000 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Aug 2020
  • State action · SOX Aug 2020
  • State action · SIE Jan 2020
  • State action · SFJ Jan 2020
  • State action · SIE Jan 2020
  • State action · SFJ Jan 2020
  • State action · SOX Jul 2016
  • State action · SIF Jul 2016

This profile is built from EPA public records for system VA6033085 — 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.