Public water system record
Queens Lake System
Serves an area of York County, VA · 1,375 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Queens Lake System 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
- 11
Key facts
- Queens Lake System buys its water from City of Newport News.
- Record on file since 1977, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 397 unknown out of 556 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Queens Lake System go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0 | 14 |
| 2000s | 6 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began July 2007, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.076 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 69 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 64 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Queens Lake System buys its water from City of Newport News. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of Newport News Newport News, VA
Annual water quality report
Queens Lake System 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