Public water system record
City of Buena Vista
Serves Buena Vista, Buena Vista city, VA · 6,566 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Buena Vista 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
- 2
Key facts
- City of Buena Vista draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Virginia, September 1999.
- Record on file since 1993, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,210 unknown out of 2,640 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, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for City of Buena Vista go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (2 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began August 1999, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Virginia regulators issued 1 boil water order to City of Buena Vista in 1999. The most recent was a boil water order in September 1999.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 1999 | Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of Buena Vista draws water from 4 wells. 2 other community water systems buy water from City of Buena Vista.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Long Hollow Lexington, VA
- Rivermont Heights Lexington, VA
Annual water quality report
City of Buena Vista 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