Is Bedford Regional Water Authority (Brwa) Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Bedford

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	2019-04-01 → 2019-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-04-01 → 2019-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-04-01 → 2019-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-04-01 → 2019-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-10-01 → 2018-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-10-01 → 2018-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-10-01 → 2018-12-31

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
Copper	566.2 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 2020 µg/L	154/157	SYR4	2017–2019
Lead	7.25 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 232 µg/L	135/157	SYR4	2017–2019
Chloroform	79.63 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 100 µg/L	115/115	SYR4	2015–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	33.64 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 52.1 µg/L	115/115	SYR4	2015–2019
TTHM	89.23 µg/L 112% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 110 µg/L	115/115	SYR4	2015–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	91.03 µg/L 152% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 128 µg/L	115/115	SYR4	2015–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	64.54 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 89.7 µg/L	115/115	SYR4	2015–2019
Bromodichloromethane	10.72 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28.6 µg/L	114/115	SYR4	2015–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.578 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.5 µg/L	97/115	SYR4	2015–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.285 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.42 µg/L	71/115	SYR4	2015–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	7.096 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.78 µg/L	12/115	SYR4	2015–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2026
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.204 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.36 µg/L	7/115	SYR4	2015–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	711 µg/L 7.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2017–2019
Barium	10.54 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 10.6 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2017–2019
Bromoform	1.048 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.08 µg/L	2/115	SYR4	2015–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.9700 pCi/L 19% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2014
Gross Beta Particle Activity	0.9300 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2014
Mercury	0.1000 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2017–2019

86 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CHERRO, THOMAS
Phone: 540-586-7679
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Bedford Regional Water Authority (Brwa)

Is Bedford Regional Water Authority (Brwa) tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Bedford Regional Water Authority (Brwa)'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 Bedford Regional Water Authority (Brwa)'s water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Chloroform, Dichloroacetic Acid, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Bedford Regional Water Authority (Brwa) serve?

Bedford Regional Water Authority (Brwa) reports serving 38,794 people in Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Bedford Regional Water Authority (Brwa) had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 10 violations on file for Bedford Regional Water Authority (Brwa), of which 10 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.