Is Culpeper, Town of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

103

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2007-01-01 → 2007-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2007-01-01 → 2007-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2007-01-01 → 2007-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2007-01-01 → 2007-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2006-10-01 → 2006-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2006-10-01 → 2006-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2006-10-01 → 2006-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2006-10-01 → 2006-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-09-30

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	224.5 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1430 µg/L	286/348	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	84 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 129 µg/L	141/157	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	10 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13 µg/L	136/157	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 39 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	98.65 µg/L 123% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 136 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	46.3 µg/L 77% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 70 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	22.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30 µg/L	123/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.36 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.9 µg/L	95/157	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	59/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	72.71 µg/L 485% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 100 µg/L	34/348	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	3416.5 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3730 µg/L	32/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2023
Gross Beta Particle Activity	3.5 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.8 pCi/L	16/21	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	308.9 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 346 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.6 pCi/L 32% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2 pCi/L	11/11	SYR4	2015–2019
Fluoride	740 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 830 µg/L	11/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Tetrachloroethylene	0.9550 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 1 µg/L	10/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	0.8000 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/157	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	2 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/128	SYR4	2012–2019

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, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BROOKS, ANN PAYNE
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Culpeper, Town of

Is Culpeper, Town of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Culpeper, Town of'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 Culpeper, Town of's water?

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

How many people does Culpeper, Town of serve?

Culpeper, Town of reports serving 21,184 people in Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Culpeper, Town of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 103 violations on file for Culpeper, Town of, of which 12 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.