- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 3.
- PFOS (a PFAS): found in 1 of 8 samples, average 0.70 ppt, highest 5.8 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Jan 2024)
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 1 of 8 samples, average 0.60 ppt, highest 5.1 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Jan 2024)
- PFHxA (a PFAS): found in 1 of 8 samples, average 0.50 ppt, highest 3.7 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Jan 2024)
- Lead, 90th percentile: 0 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2021–Dec 31, 2023). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Norfolk tap water? What EPA records show
EPA VA3710100 · serves Norfolk, VA · about 234,220 people (EPA SDWIS)
This report shows EPA's federal records for this water system: UCMR 5 testing, lead testing and violations. It isn't a test of the water at your tap, and it has no Water Score.
Public EPA test results
Norfolk, City of (EPA VA3710100)
ScoreYourWater.com gives no verdict on your tap water; it shows what the public records say, as of October 14, 2026. For Norfolk's main utility, Norfolk, City of: We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (VA3710100) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 3.
What EPA records show for Norfolk, City of, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (VA3710100) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Norfolk, City of (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead, 90th percentile: 0 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2021–Dec 31, 2023). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 3.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
Your water bill names your utility.
Does Norfolk, City of use chloramine?
EPA treatment records (state-reported) list chloramines for Norfolk, City of. EPA record
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)
Source: EPA SDWIS (ECHO SDWA bulk download), data as of Oct 14, 2026
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, data as of Oct 15, 2026
These are EPA's public records for this water system, shown as of October 14, 2026. If you represent this utility, or think a record here is wrong, tell us: Report an error. If the error is in EPA's own records, your state drinking water program can correct it there, and this page updates at our next data refresh.
Sources
- EPA ECHO detailed facility report: Norfolk, City of (VA3710100), July to September 2026 extract
- EPA SDWIS (ECHO SDWA bulk download), July to September 2026 extract
- EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, samples through June 2026
Which utility serves you?
- No boundary data
Norfolk, City of
- Lead results: in EPA records
- PFAS results: in EPA records
- Violations record: not in EPA records
Naval Station Norfolk
- Lead results: in EPA records
- PFAS results: in EPA records
- Violations record: not in EPA records
Approximate service area from EPA's Community Water System Service Area Boundaries; some boundaries are modeled estimates. Your water bill names your utility.
Solid: EPA has this type of record for the system. Grey: it does not.
Dashed outline: boundary is a modeled estimate
No boundary shown: EPA's data has no service-area boundary for the system, or the boundary's source doesn't allow us to show it.
Questions people ask
Is Norfolk tap water safe to drink?
We don't give a safe or unsafe verdict. Here is what the public data shows: EPA records for Norfolk's main utility, Norfolk, City of, as of October 14, 2026. We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (VA3710100) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 3. A guideline and a legal limit are different things, and this is public data, not a test of your tap.
Which utility supplies water in Norfolk?
Norfolk, City of is the main utility for Norfolk in EPA's records (EPA VA3710100), serving about 234,220 people (EPA SDWIS). Your water bill names your utility.
Does Norfolk tap water contain PFAS?
PFOS (a PFAS): found in 1 of 8 samples, average 0.70 ppt, highest 5.8 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Jan 2024). This is public data, not a test of your tap.
How recent is this data?
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026. Data may be one to three years old and may not reflect the water at your tap. If you want your own tap tested, use a state-certified laboratory.
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