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Town of Bowling Green

Serves Bowling Green, Caroline County, VA · 1,233 people served

Federal records show 17 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Bowling Green in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • VA6033550
  • BOWLING GREEN
  • VA
  • 1,233 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 22427
EPA system ID VA6033550

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
17
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
17
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Town of Bowling Green draws water from 3 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, 30 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (2 times the limit), 2024.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Virginia, September 2024.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 530 unknown out of 924 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
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 18 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 25 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.7 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 21 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 24 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.6 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 23 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 22 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 25 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.7 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 24 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.6 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 29.7 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (2 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 23.9 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.6 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 25.8 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.7 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 22.7 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 26.3 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.8 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 27.5 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.8 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 30 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (2 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 25.8 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.7 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 2, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Town of Bowling Green go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 5 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 22
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 17 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began February 1994, Archived.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 1994 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1992 Archived

Enforcement actions

Virginia regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Bowling Green between 1994 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 5, 2024 Virginia Compliance order (no penalty) 17 violations (17 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Nov 30, 1994 Virginia Signed compliance agreement 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

17 incidents

Test results for Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Town of Bowling Green draws water from 3 wells.

Annual water quality report

Town of Bowling Green 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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.

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