DrinkingWaterCheck

Is NSA HAMPTON ROADS, MAIN BASE's water safe to drink?

NSA HAMPTON ROADS, MAIN BASE has no violations on record in EPA's SDWIS data. 7,533 people get their water from it, across 1,444 connections.

NSA HAMPTON ROADS, MAIN BASE's record against the rest of the country

NSA HAMPTON ROADS, MAIN BASE has 0 violations on record in total, 0 of thems health-based - ranking it 12,699th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 2th percentile nationally.

Against the VA average

VA's 186 covered systems average 4.2 health-based violations each; NSA HAMPTON ROADS, MAIN BASE carries 0, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Why "no violations" needs a caveat here

NSA HAMPTON ROADS, MAIN BASE serves 7,533 people. EPA requires smaller systems to test less often than large ones, so a clean record here is real but weaker evidence than the same record on a system serving hundreds of thousands - fewer tests means fewer chances to catch a problem. See the guide to reading a clean record for what that does and does not tell you.

What NSA HAMPTON ROADS, MAIN BASE's record does not cover

This is what NSA HAMPTON ROADS, MAIN BASE 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 0 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.