Is Bethel Heights Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Isle of Wight

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
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1981-03-11 → 1981-05-10
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1980-10-01 → 1981-02-28
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1980-10-01 → 1981-03-31
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2026-01-01
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2026-01-01
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2026-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2004-12-31

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
Lead	0.0024 mg/L 16% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2023
Copper	136.3 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 139 µg/L	10/12	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	13.194 µg/L 88% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 15.8 µg/L	5/12	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	4105 µg/L 103% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 4210 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.075 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.1 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.8000 pCi/L 16% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2018

35 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalArsenicBariumBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChloroformChromiumDichloromethaneDibromochloromethaneEthylbenzeneMercuryNitrate-NitriteSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: GWALTNEY, JONATHAN H.
Phone: 757-357-4843
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Bethel Heights

Is Bethel Heights tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 6 contaminants in Bethel Heights'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 Bethel Heights's water?

EPA monitoring detected Lead, Copper, Lead, Fluoride, Gross Beta Particle Activity, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Bethel Heights serve?

Bethel Heights reports serving 58 people in Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Bethel Heights had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 53 violations on file for Bethel Heights, of which 3 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.