Public water system record
Town of Tazewell
Serves Tazewell, Tazewell County, VA · 5,007 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Tazewell 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
- Town of Tazewell buys its water from Greater Tazewell WTP.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 10 unknown out of 2,270 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
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Town of Tazewell go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 31 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 24 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2003, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Town of Tazewell buys its water from Greater Tazewell WTP. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 5 other community water systems buy water from Town of Tazewell.
Buys water from
- Greater Tazewell WTP North Tazewell, VA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Baptist Valley North Tazewell, VA
- Eastern Tazewell County North Tazewell, VA
- McDowell County PSD Bishop Welch, WV
- Tcpsa - Fort Witten North Tazewell, VA
- Tcpsa - Gratton North Tazewell, VA
Annual water quality report
Town of Tazewell 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