STAUNTON, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained

STAUNTON, 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 25,750 people through 10,086 service connections.

STAUNTON, CITY OF's record against the rest of the country

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, STAUNTON, CITY OF ranks 5,890th by violation burden (54th percentile) - 55 violations total, 2 health-baseds.

Against the VA average

VA's 186 covered systems average 4.2 health-based violations each; STAUNTON, CITY OF carries 2, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

STAUNTON, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2002-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.

The concern categories on record

STAUNTON, 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 STAUNTON, CITY OF's record does not cover

This is what STAUNTON, CITY 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 55 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.