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Town of Wytheville

Serves Wytheville, Wythe County, VA · 7,804 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Wytheville in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • VA1197810
  • WYTHEVILLE
  • VA
  • 7,804 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 24382
EPA system ID VA1197810

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Town of Wytheville draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 69 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2023.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,938 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 66 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 69 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2023 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved No

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Town of Wytheville go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 28 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 14
2000s 0 14
2020s 3 0

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

3 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Town of Wytheville draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from New River Regional Water Authority. 1 other community water system buys water from Town of Wytheville.

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Annual water quality report

Town of Wytheville 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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