DrinkingWaterCheck

What's in MANASSAS, CITY OF's water?

MANASSAS, 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 42,696 people through 11,385 service connections.

How this compares nationally

15 total violations and 5 health-based ones put MANASSAS, CITY OF at the 72th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,645 of 12,903.

How MANASSAS, CITY OF compares within VA

MANASSAS, CITY OF's 5 health-based violations sit above the VA average of 4.2, across 186 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for MANASSAS, CITY OF is from 2018-01-01 (health-based: 2007-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.

What kind of problem, specifically

MANASSAS, 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:

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

This is what MANASSAS, 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. This record - 5 health-based violations on file for MANASSAS, CITY 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.