Is Montvale Water, Inc. Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
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

100

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-09-01 → 1998-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-09-01 → 1998-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-09-01 → 1998-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-07-01 → 1993-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-07-01 → 1993-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-07-01 → 1993-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-07-01 → 1992-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-07-01 → 1992-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-07-01 → 1992-07-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-03-19

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	111.5 µg/L 8.6% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 145 µg/L	23/33	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	710 µg/L 7.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2024
Bromoform	4.325 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.9 µg/L	6/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.325 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	6/12	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	7.375 µg/L 9.2% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 8.2 µg/L	6/9	SYR4	2014–2019
Barium	49.3 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 50 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	0.9000 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	345 µg/L 8.6% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 350 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	2.395 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	5.3365 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5.35 µg/L	2/33	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.2000 pCi/L 4% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/9	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1.2 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2014–2019

35 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalArsenicBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChloroformChromiumDichloromethaneDichloroacetic AcidEthylbenzeneMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

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

Frequently asked questions about Montvale Water, Inc.

Is Montvale Water, Inc. tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Montvale Water, Inc.'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 Montvale Water, Inc.'s water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Nitrate-Nitrite, Lead, Bromoform, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Montvale Water, Inc. serve?

Montvale Water, Inc. reports serving 698 people in Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Montvale Water, Inc. had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 100 violations on file for Montvale Water, Inc., of which 9 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.