RICHMOND, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained
RICHMOND, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 233,655 people through 83,254 service connections.
RICHMOND, CITY OF's record against the rest of the country
25 total violations and 2 health-based ones put RICHMOND, CITY OF at the 52th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,137 of 12,903.
Against the VA average
VA's 186 covered systems average 4.2 health-based violations each; RICHMOND, CITY 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
RICHMOND, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2021-01-09, with the most recent health-based one dated 2020-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
RICHMOND, 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)
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
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 RICHMOND, CITY OF's record does not cover
Everything on this page is RICHMOND, CITY 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 RICHMOND, 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.