MILFORD SANITARY DISTRICT

RUTHER GLEN, VA · ~1,117 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

VA6033500

State

Virginia

City

RUTHER GLEN

Population served

1,117

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

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

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

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

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Aug 2012 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Thallium began Jan 2008 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Cyanide began Jan 2008 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jul 2006 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Nov 2003 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIE Sep 2012
State action · SFJ Sep 2012
State action · SOX Sep 2012
State action · SIF Jun 2009
State action · SOX Jun 2009
State action · SOX Jun 2009
State action · SFJ Mar 2009
State action · SIE Mar 2009

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

1 station · latest Dec 2021

0.148 · max 0.148 mg/l as N · 2

Fluoride

1 station · latest Dec 2021

0.13 · max 0.13 mg/l · 1

Manganese

1 station · latest Dec 2021

27.9 · max 27.9 ug/l · 1

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 VA6033500 — 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.