Public water system record
City of Suffolk
Serves Suffolk, Suffolk city, VA · 69,822 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Suffolk 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
- 0
Key facts
- City of Suffolk draws water from 4 wells, 2 surface water intakes and 2 reservoirs.
- Record on file since 1977, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 12,136 unknown out of 30,439 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for City of Suffolk go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
City of Suffolk draws water from 4 wells, 2 surface water intakes and 2 reservoirs. It also buys water from City of Portsmouth. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Suffolk.
Buys water from
- City of Portsmouth Portsmouth, VA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Northern Development Service Dist. Isle of Wight, VA
Annual water quality report
City of Suffolk 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.
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