MARION, TOWN OF: EPA violation history, explained
MARION, TOWN OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 8,500 people get their water from it, across 3,400 connections.
How this compares nationally
17 total violations and 2 health-based ones put MARION, TOWN OF at the 51th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,282 of 12,903.
How MARION, TOWN OF compares within VA
MARION, TOWN OF's 2 health-based violations sit within 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 MARION, TOWN OF is from 2006-01-02 (health-based: 2006-01-02). Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
MARION, 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)
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
Everything on this page is MARION, TOWN OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 2 health-based violations on file for MARION, 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.