Is LURAY, TOWN OF's water safe to drink?
LURAY, 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 4,794 people through 2,497 service connections.
LURAY, TOWN OF's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, LURAY, TOWN OF ranks 3,286th by violation burden (75th percentile) - 8 violations total, 6 health-baseds.
Against the VA average
Among the 186 VA systems in this dataset, the average is 4.2 health-based violations - LURAY, TOWN OF's 6 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
LURAY, TOWN OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2016-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2016-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
LURAY, 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); Revised Total Coliform Rule
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 LURAY, TOWN OF's record does not cover
LURAY, 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 8 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.