Is GALAX, CITY OF's water safe to drink?

GALAX, CITY OF's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. It serves 6,837 people through 2,765 service connections.

GALAX, CITY OF's record against the rest of the country

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, GALAX, CITY OF ranks 9,688th by violation burden (25th percentile) - 38 violations total, 0 health-baseds.

How GALAX, CITY OF compares within VA

VA's 186 covered systems average 4.2 health-based violations each; GALAX, CITY OF carries 0, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for GALAX, CITY OF is from 2018-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.

What this data is and is not

This is what GALAX, 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. Between the utility's meter and GALAX, CITY OF's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 9,688th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.