Lead in Virginia water
Lead was detected in 24 of 60 Virginia cities with a published result.
24 cities where lead was detected
- Arlington CountyDetected
- Campbell County CentralDetected
- ChesapeakeDetected
- Chesapeake - Western Branch SysDetected
- Fairfax CountyDetected
- Gloucester CountyDetected
- HerndonDetected
- Loudoun - CentralDetected
- LynchburgDetected
- ManassasDetected
- MartinsvilleDetected
- PetersburgDetected
- RadfordDetected
- RichmondDetected
- SalemDetected
- StauntonDetected
- SuffolkDetected
- Three Springs - RcpwDetected
- Upper Smith RiverDetected
- ViennaDetected
- WaynesboroDetected
- WildernessDetected
- WilliamsburgDetected
- WinchesterDetected
Not detected or no usable result: 36 cities
- Acsa Urban AreaNot detected
- AlexandriaNot detected
- Amherst (Acsa)Not detected
- Bedford (Brwa)Not detected
- BlacksburgNot detected
- Buchanan PsaNot detected
- BvuNot detected
- CharlottesvilleNot detected
- Chesterfield CentralNot detected
- ChristiansburgNot detected
- Colonial HeightsNot detected
- CrozetNot detected
- CulpeperNot detected
- DanvilleNot detected
- FrederickNot detected
- FredericksburgNot detected
- Front RoyalNot detected
- Hanover SuburbanNot detected
- HarrisonburgNot detected
- Henrico CountyNot detected
- Jcsa - CentralNot detected
- LeesburgNot detected
- Manassas ParkNot detected
- Newport NewsNot detected
- NorfolkNot detected
- PortsmouthNot detected
- Pwcsa - EastNot detected
- Pwcsa - WestNot detected
- South River Sanitary DistrictNot detected
- Spotsylvania CountyNot detected
- Stafford CountyNot detected
- Virginia BeachNot detected
- WarrentonNot detected
- Washington CountyNot detected
- Western VirginiaNot detected
- Wise CountyNot detected
Values are from the published EPA record; a contaminant that was never tested is shown as pending, never as a pass. Above the action level is a regulatory trigger for the system, not a measurement of any single home.
What can carry a lead reduction claim
- Reverse osmosis
Semi-permeable membrane separation removing dissolved minerals, heavy metals, and persistent fluorinated chemicals down to 0.0001 microns.
- NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 53 lead-certified filters
- Replacing lead service lines
Boiling does not remove a dissolved chemical compound and can concentrate it. Many pitcher and refrigerator filters carry no verified claim for a compound like this at all.
A finding establishes the need, the need names the capability, the capability requires a verified certification. No product appears before that sequence completes. Filter Finder →