Is Stafford County Utilities Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

217

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2002-10-01 → 2002-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2002-10-01 → 2002-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2002-10-01 → 2002-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2002-10-01 → 2002-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-03-01 → 2016-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-03-01 → 2016-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-03-01 → 2016-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-03-01 → 2016-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2010-04-01 → 2010-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2010-04-01 → 2010-06-30

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOS	0.0057 µg/L	4/8	2025
PFHXS	0.0030 µg/L	1/8	2025
Pfpea	0.0030 µg/L	1/8	2025

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	79.65 µg/L 100% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 114.3 µg/L	256/256	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	51 µg/L 85% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 66 µg/L	256/256	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	80 µg/L 6.2% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 170 µg/L	130/202	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	10.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.6 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	60.83 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 69 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	113/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	25.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 32 µg/L	102/102	SYR4	2014–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	19.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24 µg/L	102/102	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	3 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 4.7 µg/L	90/203	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	411 µg/L 4.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 420 µg/L	30/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2024
Fluoride	848 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 880 µg/L	17/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	16/103	SYR4	2014–2019
Barium	20.35 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 22 µg/L	12/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	5.3 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.7 pCi/L	9/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.38 pCi/L 28% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.5 pCi/L	7/7	SYR4	2015–2019
Toluene	0.7000 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/25	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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: GUNDERSEN, MARK
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Stafford County Utilities

Is Stafford County Utilities tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Stafford County Utilities'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 Stafford County Utilities's water?

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

How many people does Stafford County Utilities serve?

Stafford County Utilities reports serving 123,684 people in Virginia, per its EPA record.

Has Stafford County Utilities had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 217 violations on file for Stafford County Utilities, of which 4 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.