Is Hcsa- Leigh Street Plant Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

306

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31

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	31.25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 45.7 µg/L	96/96	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	39.3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 61 µg/L	96/96	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	46.12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 64 µg/L	95/96	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	28 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 33 µg/L	90/90	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	119.1 µg/L 149% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 139 µg/L	90/90	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	55.55 µg/L 93% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 74 µg/L	90/90	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	27.04 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 38 µg/L	89/90	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	15.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22 µg/L	76/90	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	20.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 47 µg/L	74/96	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	347.4 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 2320 µg/L	63/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.825 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.74 µg/L	56/90	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	3.126 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.6 µg/L	29/90	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	12.005 µg/L 80% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 12.1 µg/L	20/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2024
Barium	22.91 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 23.4 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	319.5 µg/L 3.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 330 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	908 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 920 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	330 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2019
Antimony, Total	0.4000 µg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Carbofuran	0.9000 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 40 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.3000 pCi/L 6% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Gross Beta Particle Activity	1.7 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2015
Oxamyl	1 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2013–2019

84 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-PF3ONSAdonaArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitritePfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ESTES, MARK S.
Phone: 434-575-4240
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Hcsa- Leigh Street Plant

Is Hcsa- Leigh Street Plant tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Hcsa- Leigh Street Plant'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 Hcsa- Leigh Street Plant's water?

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

How many people does Hcsa- Leigh Street Plant serve?

Hcsa- Leigh Street Plant reports serving 9,364 people in Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Hcsa- Leigh Street Plant had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 306 violations on file for Hcsa- Leigh Street Plant, of which 45 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.