Public water system record
Town of Glen Lyn
Serves Glen Lyn, Giles County, VA · 193 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Glen Lyn in the last ten years.
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- Town of Glen Lyn buys its water from Giles County PSA.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Virginia, August 1994.
- Record on file since 1991, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 98 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 25, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Town of Glen Lyn go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (2 resolved, 8 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 24 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 13 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, began March 2011, Resolved.
Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 17, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Virginia regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Glen Lyn and issued 2 boil water orders between 1990 and 1994. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in August 1994.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 1994 | Virginia | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 21, 1992 | Virginia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations (6 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 28, 1992 | Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 26, 1990 | Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Town of Glen Lyn buys its water from Giles County PSA. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Giles County PSA Pearisburg, VA
Annual water quality report
Town of Glen Lyn 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Town of Glen Lyn for a copy.
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