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Virginia-American Water Co.

Serves Hopewell, Hopewell city, VA · 30,317 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Virginia-American Water Co. in the last ten years.

  • VA3670800
  • HOPEWELL
  • VA
  • 30,317 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 23860
EPA system ID VA3670800

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

Key facts

  • Virginia-American Water Co. draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, April 2010.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 8,287 unknown out of 9,718 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.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Virginia-American Water Co. go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (5 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 13
1990s 4 0
2000s 5 7

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began April 2008, Resolved.

Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2000 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1992 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1991 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

Virginia regulators and EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Virginia-American Water Co. and issued 1 boil water order between 2008 and 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2010.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 16, 2010 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Jun 3, 2008 Virginia Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

Virginia-American Water Co. draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Virginia-American Water Co.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Virginia-American Water Co. 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.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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Testing your own water

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