Short answer: In the 2023–2026 records we hold for Wise County, no listed result is above a legal limit, but a health-based violation is on record (EPA SDWIS). None of the 31 substances tested was detected. The water is from Wise County Regional Water System, serving 11,500 residents.
Plumbing inside the building is outside this record.
At a glance
Wise County water in four numbers
97/100 · ExcellentConfidence: moderatePurity ScoreWISE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM · PWSID VA1195900
0Detectedwithin reference or no limit
0Above a referenceof 31 records
1Health-based violationslast 10 years · EPA SDWIS
No measured result is above a legal limit.
What we found
What the record shows in Wise County
31 substances tested, none detectedshow
11Cl-PF3OUdS
8:2 FTS
4:2 FTS
6:2 FTS
ADONA
9Cl-PF3ONS
HFPO-DA (GenX)
Lead (90th percentile)
Lithium
NEtFOSAA
NMeFOSAA
NFDHA
PFEESA
PFMPA
PFMBA
PFBS
PFBA
PFDA
PFDoA
PFHpS
PFHpA
PFHxS
PFHxA
PFNA
PFOS
PFOA
PFPeS
PFPeA
PFTA
PFTrDA
PFUnA
WISE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM (EPA PWSID VA1195900) delivers surface water to 11,500 residents. This report reflects 29 individual PFAS result(s) from the source UCMR5 observations and the latest Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile result. Water hardness and disinfectant type are pending the utility's own annual report.
Track record
1health-based violation in the last 10 years
From EPA SDWIS. Counted once per contaminant per year, as in the Track record score.
Not in this recordDisinfection by-products weren't monitored in this dataset
No result is not a pass. Your utility's annual water quality report may list them, and a certified lab test covers your own tap.
Health-based violations, last 10 years
Every filing is listed; the Track record score counts at most one per contaminant per year.
The record describes water leaving treatment and samples across the system. Pipes, solder and fixtures inside a building can add lead the record can’t see, especially in older buildings with lead service lines.
Filters for lead: Wise County has galvanized service lines on record
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Filters for lead: Wise County has galvanized service lines on record
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Lead service lines
Ask your utility first
Wise County Regional Water System reported 11 galvanized service lines to replace in EPA’s inventory (2026Q2). Many utilities replace these lines for free or share the cost. Ask Wise County Regional Water System whether your home’s line is on its list before you pay anyone.
Local help
Think your plumbing may be adding lead?
Call to be connected with a local plumbing provider about lead service lines, repiping or fixture replacement.
Your path: I live in an older buildingLead from plumbing is the main question
Older buildings may have lead service lines, solder or fixtures. Wise County’s utility reported 11 galvanized service lines in EPA’s inventory. Test first-draw water, then filter if needed.
Your path: My water tastes of chlorineThe disinfectant is not in this record
Most utilities keep chlorine or chloramine in the pipes. A carbon filter certified for taste and odor reduces either; your utility can tell you which it uses.
PurityMap does not give a safe/unsafe verdict; it shows what the public records measured. For Wise County, no regulated PFAS were detected in EPA's 2024 testing. WISE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM (PWSID VA1195900) has a Purity Score of 97/100 (confidence: moderate), assessed at the water-system level and computed only from contaminants that were measured. Water can change in your own pipes, so a certified test is the only way to know what comes out of your tap. What we found →
Who provides tap water in Wise County?+
WISE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM (PWS ID VA1195900) is the public water system on record for Wise County, Virginia, serving about 11,500 people. Confirm the utility on your water bill before acting on a specific finding. Water utility →
Where does Wise County get its drinking water?+
Surface water (primary source of record in EPA SDWIS). Water utility →
Are PFAS "forever chemicals" in Wise County's water?+
None of the 29 PFAS in EPA's UCMR 5 testing (2023-12-13 to 2024-09-03) was detected. "Not detected" means below the lab's reporting limit, not proven zero. What we found →
Is there lead in Wise County's tap water?+
Lead is not in Wise County's current published record. Lead usually enters from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so a certified home test is the way to know yours. Your household →
What does the latest Wise County water report show?+
PurityMap's current record for Wise County holds 31 findings: 31 not detected. Each finding links to its dated public record; a parameter that was never monitored is shown as pending, not as a pass. Records →
EPA SDWIS, EPA UCMR 5 and utility reports, each dated and linked.
02Normalize
Units converted to one basis; a non-detect kept distinct from zero.
03Classify
Each result tagged by reference type: MCL, action level, screening level or aesthetic.
04Compare to the named reference
Every value sits against its own reference, never a blended one.
05Score
Measured subjects summarised at the water-system level; an open health-based violation caps the score.
06Match treatment
Treatment is matched to what was found; a product is called certified only when its current certification names it.
What the Purity Score means: a summary of this water system’s published record, capped while a health-based violation is open. It is not a test of any tap. WISE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM · PWSID VA1195900 · Purity Score 97/100 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level
Lead at Wise County Regional Water System: not detected (90th percentile, 2024–2026 monitoring period (still open)). Lead has no taste, so a taste neither shows nor rules it out.