What's in PETERSBURG, CITY OF's water?
PETERSBURG, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 33,394 people get their water from it, across 11,734 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, PETERSBURG, CITY OF ranks 5,307th by violation burden (59th percentile) - 9 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
How PETERSBURG, CITY OF compares within VA
VA's 186 covered systems average 4.2 health-based violations each; PETERSBURG, CITY OF carries 3, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for PETERSBURG, CITY OF is from 2024-01-04 (health-based: 1998-01-08). Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
PETERSBURG, 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:
- 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
PETERSBURG, CITY OF's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 3 health-based violations on file for PETERSBURG, 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.