Is Dcpsa - Fearls Branch Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Dickenson

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2002-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2002-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2002-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2002-12-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Bromodichloromethane	12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	63.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 70 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	17.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	76.6 µg/L 96% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 82 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	43 µg/L 72% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 50 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	23.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.16 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	25/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	1.67 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	7/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	4.29 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	12 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/4	UCMR-5	2023

31 contaminants tested, none detected

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Utility contact

Contact: BAKER, DENNIS
Phone: 276-835-1580
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Dcpsa - Fearls Branch

Is Dcpsa - Fearls Branch tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 10 contaminants in Dcpsa - Fearls Branch's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Dcpsa - Fearls Branch's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dichloroacetic Acid, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Dcpsa - Fearls Branch serve?

Dcpsa - Fearls Branch reports serving 255 people in Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Dcpsa - Fearls Branch had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 7 violations on file for Dcpsa - Fearls Branch, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.