PFAS in Virginia tap water

20 of 171 tested systems measured above the federal limit. 54 had a detection of any kind.

Every public water system below was required by the EPA to test for 29 PFAS compounds. Sorted by the highest PFOA or PFOS reading, worst first. Find yours for the full set of readings and what removes them.

Water system	Highest PFOA	Highest PFOS	Found	Against the 4 ppt limit
Bealeton Regional	44.6 ppt	31.1 ppt	10 of 29	Above
Ncsa - Wintergreen	12 ppt	13 ppt	6 of 29	Above
New Baltimore Regional	4.9 ppt	12 ppt	6 of 29	Above
Purcellville, Town of	10.8 ppt	none detected	8 of 29	Above
Danville, City of	9.1 ppt	none detected	1 of 29	Above
Western Virginia Water Authority	8.9 ppt	6.3 ppt	5 of 29	Above
Round Hill, Town of	5.6 ppt	8.8 ppt	5 of 29	Above
Pwcsa - East	7.9 ppt	6.3 ppt	7 of 29	Above
Fort Belvoir	7.7 ppt	6.3 ppt	7 of 29	Above
Fairfax County Water Authority	7.4 ppt	5.7 ppt	8 of 29	Above
Fort Belvoir North Area	7.3 ppt	5.5 ppt	7 of 29	Above
Dale City	7.1 ppt	5.7 ppt	7 of 29	Above
Quantico Mcb-camp Barrett	none detected	6.5 ppt	3 of 29	Above
Hamilton, Town of	6.1 ppt	4.6 ppt	5 of 29	Above
Newport News, City of	none detected	6.1 ppt	5 of 29	Above
Norfolk Va, City of	none detected	5.8 ppt	3 of 29	Above
Stafford County Utilities	none detected	5.7 ppt	3 of 29	Above
Langley Air Force Base	none detected	5.6 ppt	4 of 29	Above
Warrenton, Town of	4.6 ppt	none detected	2 of 29	Above
Sheetz 221	none detected	4.4 ppt	5 of 29	Above
Acquinton/hamilton Holmes	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Acsa Crozet	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Acsa Urban Area	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Alexandria, City of	none detected	none detected	3 of 29	Within
Altavista, Town of	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Amherst Co Service Authority (acsa)	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Arlington County	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Baptist Valley	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Bedford Regional Water Authority (brwa)	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Berryville, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Big Stone Gap, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Blacksburg, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Blackstone, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Bluefield, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Bridgewater, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Broadway, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Buchanan Co Psa	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Buckingham Co Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Buena Vista, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Bvu Authority	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Campbell County Central System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Captains Cove	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Caroline Utility System	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Carroll Regional Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Castlewood - Rcpsa	none detected	none detected	3 of 29	Within
Charlottesville, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Chesterfield Co Central Water System	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Chilhowie, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Chincoteague, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Christiansburg Elliston Waterline	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Christiansburg Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
City of Chesapeake - Western Branch Sys	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Claypool Hill Tazewell Co Psa	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Clifton Forge, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Clintwood, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Coeburn, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Colonial Beach, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Colonial Heights, City of	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Covington, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Crewe, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Cricket Hill Apartments	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Culpeper, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Dcpsa - Big Caney	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Dcpsa-fearls Branch	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Dcwa Central	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Dublin Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Duffield_scott Co Psa	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Dulles Airport	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Eastern Tazewell County	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Emporia Va, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Farmville, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Fort Eustis	none detected	none detected	3 of 29	Within
Fort Lee	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Franklin, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Frederick Water	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Fredericksburg, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Front Royal, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Galax, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Gcwsa - Jarratt	none detected	none detected	3 of 29	Within
George`s Chicken, Llc	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Gloucester County Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Grottoes, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Hanover Suburban Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Harrisonburg, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Hcsa- Leigh Street Plant	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Henrico County Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Herndon, Town of	none detected	none detected	3 of 29	Within
James River Correctional Ctr	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Jcsa - Central System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
King George Co. Courthouse	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Kings Village - Jcsa	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lake Land`or	none detected	none detected	3 of 29	Within
Lake Monticello	none detected	none detected	3 of 29	Within
Lawrenceville, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lebanon, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Leesburg, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lexington, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Little Creek Amphibious Base - U.s. Navy	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Loudoun Water - Central System	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Louisa County Water Authority	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Luray, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lynchburg, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Manassas Park, City of	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Manassas, City of	none detected	none detected	3 of 29	Within
Marion, Town of	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Martinsville, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Massanutten Village	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Meadows, the	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Moccasin Gap_scott Co Psa	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Mount Hermon	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
N A S Oceana	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Narrows, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
National Airport	none detected	none detected	4 of 29	Within
Naval Support Facility, Dahlgren	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Norfolk Naval Base	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Norfolk Naval Shipyard	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Northern Development Service Dist.	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Norton, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Nsa Hampton Roads, Portsmouth Annex	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Orange, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Pearisburg, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Petersburg, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Portsmouth, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Prices Fork/merrimac	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Puddledock Road	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Pulaski County Psa	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Pulaski, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Pwcsa - West	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Quantico Marine Base-mainside	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Radford, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Rapidan Service Authority	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Richlands, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Richmond Va City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Rocky Mount, Town of	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Rolling Brook Mobile Home Park	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Salem, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Scpsa - Nickelsville	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Smithfield, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Solenis	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
South Hill, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
South River Sanitary District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Spotsy Co Hs (incl Post Oak Ms)	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Spotsylvania County Utilities	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Stanley, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Staunton, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Strasburg, Town of	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Suffolk, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Tazewell, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Thomas Bridge Water Corp	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Three Springs Regional - Rcpw	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Timberville, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Upper Smith River Water Supply	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
VERONA - Weyers Cave - ACSA	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Vienna, Town of	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Virginia Beach, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Virginia-american Water Co.	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Washington County Service Authority	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Waynesboro, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
West Point, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Westlake Area Public Water System	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Westmoreland County Industrial Park	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Wilderness WTP	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Williamsburg, City of	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Winchester, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Wise County Regional Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Wise, Town of	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Woodstock, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Woodway Water Authority	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Wythe County East	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Wytheville, Town of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within

All 171 systems the EPA tested in Virginia, every one of them with its own page. Each was tested for 29 PFAS compounds.

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Source, the EPA’s fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final dataset published 2026-10-15. Original data →