BUCKINGHAM CO WATER SYSTEM: EPA violation history, explained
BUCKINGHAM CO WATER SYSTEM had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 5,759 people through 413 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, BUCKINGHAM CO WATER SYSTEM ranks 1,166th by violation burden (91th percentile) - 26 violations total, 16 health-baseds.
Against the VA average
Among the 186 VA systems in this dataset, the average is 4.2 health-based violations - BUCKINGHAM CO WATER SYSTEM's 16 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
BUCKINGHAM CO WATER SYSTEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
BUCKINGHAM CO WATER SYSTEM's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is disinfection byproducts, which points toward a carbon-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What BUCKINGHAM CO WATER SYSTEM's record does not cover
BUCKINGHAM CO WATER SYSTEM's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and BUCKINGHAM CO WATER SYSTEM's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 1,166th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.