No open EPA violations as of 2026-10-15.
EPA record checked 2026-10-06
From EPA's record for VA3740600. PurityMap is independent of City of Portsmouth.
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31 results are on record. These 5 come first.
| Contaminant | Result | Limit | Status | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals) | < 5 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Lead (90th percentile) | Non-Detect (ND) | 15 µg/L federal action level | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2019–2021 monitoring period | Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Lithium | < 9 µg/L | 10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | < 6 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | < 20 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | < 3 ng/L | 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 3 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | < 3 ng/L | 400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | < 4 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA) | < 8 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | < 7 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-01-30 to 2023-10-02 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (VA3740600) |
0health-based violations in the last 10 years · none open as of 2026-10-15
From EPA SDWIS. A clean violation history means no enforcement action was recorded; it does not cover contaminants without a limit. Meeting a federal limit is a compliance fact, not a health clearance.
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Lab-certified results
ETR Laboratories
50+ substances, including lead, copper, arsenic, nitrate, hardness and coliform bacteria
Environmental Testing and Research Laboratories (ETR Labs), Leominster, MA · ISO/IEC 17025:2017, ANAB certificate AT-2638 · 2–4 business days after the lab receives it
What it can't tell you: It does not test PFAS, and not every result on the panel falls under the lab's accredited scope.
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Lead service lines
City of Portsmouth reported 30 lead service lines to replace in EPA’s inventory (2026Q2). Many utilities replace these lines for free or share the cost. Ask City of Portsmouth whether your home’s line is on its list before you pay anyone.
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Follow this water →Its official website is portsmouthva.gov, its phone number on EPA record is 757-393-8524 and its mailing address is 801 Crawford St., 2nd Fl., PORTSMOUTH, VA 23704. These details come from the system's EPA record and a check of its website.
Bills, starting service and stopping service are handled by City of Portsmouth on its official website, portsmouthva.gov. PurityMap does not take payments.
EPA's records list City of Portsmouth as serving Portsmouth, Virginia. Your water bill names your supplier.
PurityMap's record for City of Portsmouth holds results for 29 PFAS substances. None was detected, and none is above a federal legal limit. Each result links to its source in the city report.
No open EPA violations as of 2026-10-15: that is what EPA's record shows for City of Portsmouth. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
City of Portsmouth is on EPA record as drawing from surface water.
Start with the hot-or-cold tap check. Where City of Portsmouth reported something related, it's shown below.
Lead at City of Portsmouth: not detected (90th percentile, 2019–2021 monitoring period). Lead has no taste, so a taste neither shows nor rules it out.