Public water system record
City of Franklin
Serves Franklin, Franklin city, VA · 9,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 23 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Franklin 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
- 23
Key facts
- City of Franklin draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Virginia, July 2002.
- Record on file since 1979, with 24 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,508 unknown out of 3,508 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for City of Franklin go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 24 health-based violations (16 resolved, 8 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 17 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 21 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Fluoride, began April 2005, Resolved.
Show all 24 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 25, 1980 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Virginia regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Franklin in 2002. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in July 2002.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2002 | Virginia | Signed compliance agreement | 16 violations (16 health-based): Fluoride |
Where the water comes from
City of Franklin draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system buys water from City of Franklin.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Camptown Isle of Wight, VA
Annual water quality report
City of Franklin 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