Public water system record
Town of Honaker
Serves Honaker, Russell County, VA · 2,250 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Honaker 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
- 7
Key facts
- Town of Honaker draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Virginia, April 1992.
- Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 929 unknown out of 967 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 2, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Town of Honaker go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1991, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Virginia regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Honaker in 1992. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 1992.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 1992 | Virginia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Town of Honaker draws water from 4 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Swords Creek - Rcpsa. 2 other community water systems buy water from Town of Honaker. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Honaker.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Swords Creek - Rcpsa Lebanon, VA
Community systems that buy water from it
- New Garden/Finney - Rcpsa Lebanon, VA
- Thompson Creek - Rcpsa Lebanon, VA
Annual water quality report
Town of Honaker 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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