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Henrico County Water System

Serves an area of Henrico County, VA that includes Tuckahoe, Sandston, Short Pump and 10 more places · 330,000 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Henrico County Water System in the last ten years.

  • VA4087125
  • HENRICO
  • VA
  • 330,000 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 23273
EPA system ID VA4087125

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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

  • Henrico County Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 57,120 unknown out of 108,187 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 1993

EPA's records for Henrico County Water System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 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
2000s 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 2004, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2004 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2002 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1993 Archived

Where the water comes from

Henrico County Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from City of Richmond. 1 other community water system buys water from Henrico County Water System. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Henrico County Water System.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Henrico County 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

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