N a S Oceana, VA Water Quality
N a S Oceana: EPA violation history, explained
N a S Oceana has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 7,300 people through 575 service connections.
N a S Oceana's record against the rest of the country
8 total violations and 5 health-based ones put N a S Oceana at the 71th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,798 of 12,903.
Against the VA average
N a S Oceana's 5 health-based violations sit above the VA average of 4.3, across 213 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
N a S Oceana's most recent violation on record is dated 2007-01-09, with the most recent health-based one dated 2007-01-09. Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
N a S Oceana'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 N a S Oceana's record does not cover
This is what N a S Oceana 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. 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.