Public water system record
Town of Chilhowie
Serves an area of Smyth County, VA that includes Chilhowie · 4,625 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Town of Chilhowie 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
- 0
Key facts
- Town of Chilhowie buys its water from Chilhowie_wcsa Regional WTP.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Virginia, September 1985.
- Record on file since 1993, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,565 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Town of Chilhowie go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (5 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2011, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 29, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Virginia regulators issued 1 boil water order to Town of Chilhowie in 1985. The most recent was a boil water order in September 1985.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 1985 | Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Town of Chilhowie buys its water from Chilhowie_wcsa Regional WTP. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 3 other community water systems buy water from Town of Chilhowie. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Chilhowie.
Buys water from
- Chilhowie_wcsa Regional WTP Chilhowie, VA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Saint Clairs Creek Marion, VA
- St. Johns Crossing Marion, VA
- Walker Creek Marion, VA
Annual water quality report
Town of Chilhowie 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