Is CHATHAM, TOWN OF's water safe to drink?
CHATHAM, TOWN OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 2,500 people through 952 service connections.
CHATHAM, TOWN OF's record against the rest of the country
47 total violations and 7 health-based ones put CHATHAM, TOWN OF at the 80th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,618 of 12,903.
How CHATHAM, TOWN OF compares within VA
VA's 186 covered systems average 4.2 health-based violations each; CHATHAM, TOWN OF carries 7, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for CHATHAM, TOWN OF is from 2018-01-10 (health-based: 2011-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CHATHAM, TOWN OF'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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is CHATHAM, TOWN OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 7 health-based violations on file for CHATHAM, TOWN OF - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.