Is Va Medical Center Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water under surface influence
Ownership: Federal government
Counties served: Berkeley

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

185

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-06-01 → 2025-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-06-01 → 2025-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-06-01 → 2025-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-06-01 → 2025-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-10-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-10-01 → 2022-12-31

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
TTHM	17.3 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 26.4 µg/L	33/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	6.86 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.7 µg/L	32/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.4 µg/L	31/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	370.55 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 440 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	1.86 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	25/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.93 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4 µg/L	23/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	6.09 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 8.5 µg/L	23/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1995 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2000 µg/L	22/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	4.888 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.4 µg/L	17/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.51 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	10/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	16.65 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 17 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	92.95 µg/L 620% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 136 µg/L	8/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.775 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	6/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	441 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 480 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.095 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2342 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2390 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.21 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2016–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.5640 pCi/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrite	490 µg/L 49% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2019
Selenium	1.1 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

55 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Frequently asked questions about Va Medical Center

Is Va Medical Center tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Va Medical Center'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 Va Medical Center's water?

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

How many people does Va Medical Center serve?

Va Medical Center reports serving 2,175 people, per its EPA record.

Has Va Medical Center had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 185 violations on file for Va Medical Center, of which 0 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.