Public water system record
Hanover Suburban Water System
Serves Mechanicsville and Ashland, Hanover County, VA · 57,931 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Hanover Suburban Water 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
- 0
Key facts
- Hanover Suburban Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 7,461 unknown out of 23,565 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 1991
EPA's records for Hanover Suburban Water System go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 1991, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1991 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Hanover Suburban Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from City of Richmond. It also has an emergency connection to Henrico County Water System. 2 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Hanover Suburban Water System. 4 other public water systems have emergency connections to Hanover Suburban Water System.
Buys water from
- City of Richmond Richmond, VA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Henrico County Water System Henrico, VA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Holly Ridge No 1 Rockville, VA
- Mayfield Farms Rockville, VA
Annual water quality report
Hanover Suburban Water 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.
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