Public water system record
Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc
Serves Abbs Valley, Tazewell County, VA · 82 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc 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
- 6
Key facts
- Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, August 2003.
- Record on file since 1986, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 63 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1986
EPA's records for Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 2 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began July 2000, Archived.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Virginia regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc and issued 5 boil water orders between 1990 and 2003. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2003.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2003 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jul 25, 1997 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 1, 1996 | Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Oct 21, 1991 | Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 26, 1991 | Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 7, 1990 | Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 15, 1990 | Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc 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 Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc 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