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Daniel Boone/Scott Co PSA

Serves an area of Scott County, VA · 918 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Daniel Boone/Scott Co PSA in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • VA1169415
  • WEBER CITY
  • VA
  • 918 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 24290
EPA system ID VA1169415

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Daniel Boone/Scott Co PSA buys its water from Town of Gate City.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 65 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2022.
  • Record on file since 1987, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 331 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 65 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 2, 2024 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 10, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1987

EPA's records for Daniel Boone/Scott Co PSA go back to 1987. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and no monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 8 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 2 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Selenium, began June 1987, Archived.

Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Selenium
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1987 Archived
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1987 Archived
Mercury
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1987 Archived
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1987 Archived
Chromium (total)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1987 Archived
Cadmium
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1987 Archived
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1987 Archived
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1987 Archived

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

1 incident

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Daniel Boone/Scott Co PSA buys its water from Town of Gate City. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Daniel Boone/Scott 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.

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.

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Testing your own water

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