Public water system record
Oldtown Water System
Serves an area of Grayson County, VA · 301 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Oldtown Water System in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Oldtown Water System buys its water from City of Galax.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Virginia, October 2002.
- Record on file since 2002, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 120 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for Oldtown Water System go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began September 2002, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2002 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Virginia regulators issued 1 boil water order to Oldtown Water System in 2002. The most recent was a boil water order in October 2002.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2002 | Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Oldtown Water System buys its water from City of Galax. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of Galax Galax, VA
Annual water quality report
Oldtown Water System 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 Oldtown Water System 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