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Is King George, VA tap water safe?

14 utilities serve King George, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and CDC’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

2 of the 14 utilities serving King George have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Pineview MHP 1 - 3 and Hanover MHP.

King George Co. Courthouse, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and CDC’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.

A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in King George’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

4 more utilities in King George

By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in King George than those above.

  • Eagle Bayserves 38 people · under 100 in King George · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Pineview MHP 1 - 3serves 400 people · under 100 in King George · 1 health-based violation since 2016
  • Hanover MHPserves 146 people · under 100 in King George · 2 health-based violations since 2016
  • Nindes Storeserves 97 people · based in King George · no health-based violations since 2016

Water testing near King George

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Virginia certifies.

The 3 labs Virginia certifies closest to King George, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Mid-Atlantic Laboratories, Inc.

    Port Royal, VA · about 8 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics

    (804) 742-5577

  • Spotsylvania County Laboratory Services

    Fredericksburg, VA · about 16 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics

  • H2O Quality Laboratory a Division of Prince William Water

    Woodbridge, VA · about 24 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts

    (703) 335-7976

Virginia Household Water Quality Program, Virginia Cooperative Extension: Drinking water clinics in about 70 counties a year, run through local Extension offices: pick up a kit, collect the sample on the set day, and drop it off locally. Each kit tests well, spring or cistern water for 28 things, including bacteria, nitrate, lead and arsenic. $70 a kit, with funding to help if you need it. Virginia Household Water Quality Program.

All 145 certified labs for Virginia

ZIP codes in King George

Which ZIP codes are in King George: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: DCLS, drinking water laboratories with certification detail; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.

Near King George

Towns nearby with a page of their own.

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