Public water system record
Buchanan Co PSA
Serves Grundy and Vansant, Buchanan County, VA · 19,326 people served
Federal records show 8 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Buchanan Co PSA in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 8
- Resolved
- 8
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Buchanan Co PSA buys its water from John Flannagan Water Authority, Bcpsa - Kennel Gap and Baptist Valley.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.104 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2016.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Virginia, October 2017.
- Record on file since 1992, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 7,264 unknown out of 8,566 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.104 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 29, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 29, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Buchanan Co PSA go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (6 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.104 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.11 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.096 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1992 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Virginia regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Buchanan Co PSA in 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2017 | Virginia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 11 violations (11 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
5 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
3 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Buchanan Co PSA buys its water from John Flannagan Water Authority, Bcpsa - Kennel Gap and Baptist Valley. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has emergency connections to Shortt Gap - Bcpsa and Grassy Creek-Bcpsa. 14 other community water systems buy water from Buchanan Co PSA.
Buys water from
- John Flannagan Water Authority Haysi, VA
- Bcpsa - Kennel Gap Vansant, VA
- Baptist Valley North Tazewell, VA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Shortt Gap - Bcpsa Vansant, VA
- Grassy Creek-Bcpsa Vansant, VA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Baptist Valley North Tazewell, VA
- Bartlick/Breaks - Dcpsa Clintwood, VA
- Centennial Heights Lebanon, VA
- Crooked Branch - Dcpsa Clintwood, VA
- Dcpsa - Big Caney Clintwood, VA
- Dcpsa - Dickenson County Regional Clintwood, VA
- Dcpsa - Doe Branch Clintwood, VA
- Dcpsa - Fearls Branch Clintwood, VA
- Dcpsa - Monte Lane Clintwood, VA
- Dcpsa - RT. 80 Clintwood, VA
- Dcpsa - Rakes Ridge Clintwood, VA
- Dcpsa - Sullivan Branch Clintwood, VA
- Tcpsa - Jewell Ridge North Tazewell, VA
- Wolf Pen Branch - Dcpsa Clintwood, VA
Annual water quality report
Buchanan Co PSA 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.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Virginia.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells