What's in PEARISBURG, TOWN OF's water?
PEARISBURG, TOWN OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 2,760, over 1,709 connections.
PEARISBURG, TOWN OF's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, PEARISBURG, TOWN OF ranks 6,313th by violation burden (51th percentile) - 16 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
How PEARISBURG, TOWN OF compares within VA
VA's 186 covered systems average 4.2 health-based violations each; PEARISBURG, TOWN OF carries 2, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for PEARISBURG, TOWN OF is from 2025-01-10 (health-based: 2009-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
PEARISBURG, 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
This is what PEARISBURG, TOWN 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 - 2 health-based violations on file for PEARISBURG, 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.