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Town of Richlands

Serves Richlands, Tazewell County, VA · 4,564 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Richlands in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • VA1185695
  • RICHLANDS
  • VA
  • 4,564 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 24641
EPA system ID VA1185695

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Town of Richlands draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2018.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,857 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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 16, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Nov 1, 2016 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Town of Richlands go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 14
1990s 0 2
2000s 2 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 2
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2010, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved

What the violations mean

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

Town of Richlands draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has emergency connections to Claypool Hill Tazewell Co PSA and Town of Cedar Bluff. 4 other community water systems buy water from Town of Richlands. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Town of Richlands.

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Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Town of Richlands 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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