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Joint Base Anacostia - Bolling

Serves Washington, District of Columbia, DC · 19,312 people served

Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 21 monitoring/reporting issues for Joint Base Anacostia - Bolling in the last ten years, including an unresolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • DC0000004
  • WASHINGTON
  • DC
  • 19,312 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 20032
EPA system ID DC0000004

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
7
Resolved
5
Unresolved
2
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
21

Key facts

  • Joint Base Anacostia - Bolling buys its water from D.C. Water and Sewer Authority.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, February 2019.
  • Record on file since 2007, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 35 unknown out of 1,121 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Sep 1, 2025 Resolved No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Dec 1, 2018 Resolved No
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Mar 31, 2012 Active
Enforcement action in place
 No
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Nov 19, 2010 Active
Enforcement action in place
 No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 23, 2024 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 19, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 31, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 15, 2024 Active
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2024 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2024 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 1, 2023 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Nov 1, 2023 Resolved
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Apr 1, 2023 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2023 Resolved
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
OTHER
 Jun 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Jun 1, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 10, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 2007

EPA's records for Joint Base Anacostia - Bolling go back to 2007. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 not resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 2
2020s 3 18

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, began August 2012, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 2012 Resolved
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 31, 2012 Active
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 19, 2010 Active

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Joint Base Anacostia - Bolling in 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2019.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 21, 2019 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Surface Water Treatment Rule

5 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

2 incidents

The system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards

Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses

Where the water comes from

Joint Base Anacostia - Bolling buys its water from D.C. Water and Sewer Authority. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Joint Base Anacostia - Bolling must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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