Is Naval Station Norfolk Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Federal government

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	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-07-01 → 2013-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-07-01 → 2013-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-07-01 → 2013-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2005-05-01 → 2005-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2005-05-01 → 2005-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2005-05-01 → 2005-05-31

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
TTHM	68.2 µg/L 85% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 96.7 µg/L	146/146	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	53.18 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 76.5 µg/L	123/123	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	12.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.2 µg/L	120/120	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	49 µg/L 82% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 69 µg/L	106/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.795 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	102/117	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	346.5 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 716 µg/L	91/91	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	23.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 37 µg/L	71/84	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	26 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 32 µg/L	70/84	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	11.85 µg/L 79% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 40 µg/L	42/91	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0040 mg/L 27% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	24/24	LCR	2025
Dibromoacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/80	SYR4	2014–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/81	SYR4	2014–2019

32 contaminants tested, none detected

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Utility contact

Contact: SAUER, MARK H.
Phone: 757-341-0431
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Naval Station Norfolk

Is Naval Station Norfolk tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in Naval Station Norfolk'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 Naval Station Norfolk's water?

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

How many people does Naval Station Norfolk serve?

Naval Station Norfolk reports serving 48,826 people in Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Naval Station Norfolk had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 28 violations on file for Naval Station Norfolk, of which 20 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 2 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.