COLONIAL HEIGHTS, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, CITY 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 18,273 people through 7,532 service connections.
How this compares nationally
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, CITY OF has 3 violations on record in total, 3 of thems health-based - ranking it 5,611th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 57th percentile nationally.
Against the VA average
VA's 186 covered systems average 4.2 health-based violations each; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, CITY OF carries 3, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2013-01-05, with the most recent health-based one dated 2013-01-05. Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, CITY 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
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 COLONIAL HEIGHTS, CITY OF's record does not cover
This is what COLONIAL HEIGHTS, CITY OF reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 3 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.