No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016.
Serves about 4,625 people (2,272 connections) with groundwater influenced by surface water bought from Chilhowie_wcsa Regional WTP.
From EPA's record for VA1173090. PurityMap is independent of Town of Chilhowie.
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No health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from January 2025 to October 2025.
| 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 | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| 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 | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| 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 | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| 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 | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| 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 | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals) | < 5 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| 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 | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | < 6 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | < 20 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| 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 | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 3 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | < 3 ng/L | 400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | < 4 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA) | < 8 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | < 7 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025-01-22 to 2025-10-21 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF (VA1173090) |
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Follow this water →Town of Chilhowie's phone number on EPA record is 276-646-3232. Its mailing address is 325 Lee Highway, P.O. Box 5012, CHILHOWIE, VA 24319.
According to EPA's record, Town of Chilhowie uses groundwater influenced by surface water bought from Chilhowie_wcsa Regional WTP.
No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
The 90th-percentile lead result in Town of Chilhowie's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2024, was 8.4 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.
PurityMap has no verified website for Town of Chilhowie. Its phone number on EPA record is 276-646-3232. Its mailing address on EPA record is 325 Lee Highway, P.O. Box 5012, CHILHOWIE, VA 24319. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.