- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
- Lithium: found in 6 of 8 samples, average 26.9 µg/L, highest 54 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Oct 2023–Jul 2024)
Public EPA test results
What EPA records show for Buchanan CO Psa
EPA system ID VA1027061 · serves Buchanan County, VA · about 19,326 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
Buchanan CO Psa (EPA VA1027061)
What EPA records show for Buchanan CO Psa, as of October 14, 2026
Health-standard violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Oct 2022–Feb 2023 (EPA SDWIS).
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 0 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Buchanan CO Psa use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Buchanan CO Psa's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)