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Bedford Regional Water Authority (Brwa)

Serves an area of Bedford County, VA that includes Forest, Bedford, Moneta and 1 more place · 38,794 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Bedford Regional Water Authority (Brwa) in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • VA5019052
  • BEDFORD
  • VA
  • 38,794 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 24523
EPA system ID VA5019052

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Bedford Regional Water Authority (Brwa) draws water from 3 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2018.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 5 lead and 4,604 unknown out of 14,138 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

3 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Bedford Regional Water Authority (Brwa) draws water from 3 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from City of Lynchburg and Smith Mountain Lake WTP.

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Annual water quality report

Bedford Regional Water Authority (Brwa) 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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