What's in GATE CITY, TOWN OF's water?
GATE CITY, TOWN OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 2,034 people get their water from it, across 1,216 connections.
How this compares nationally
GATE CITY, TOWN OF has 47 violations on record in total, 7 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,619th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 80th percentile nationally.
Against the VA average
VA's 186 covered systems average 4.2 health-based violations each; GATE CITY, 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
GATE CITY, TOWN OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-05-09, with the most recent health-based one dated 2009-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
GATE CITY, 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: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: 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 GATE CITY, TOWN OF's record does not cover
GATE CITY, TOWN OF'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. This record - 7 health-based violations on file for GATE CITY, 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.