Drinking water quality · 1995
· Verified
What's in Newport News, City of, VA tap water
1 contaminants were measured in the Newport News, City of, VA water system's 1995 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 1995
- Contaminants measured
- 1
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- VA
PFAS — EPA UCMR5 (2023–2025)
1 PFAS compound above EPA limits in Newport News, City of, VA
The EPA finalized the first-ever federal drinking-water limits for six PFAS compounds in April 2024. These numbers come straight from EPA's UCMR5 lab dataset — every U.S. system serving more than 3,300 people tested every PFAS sample at an entry point to its distribution system. PFAS not listed below were either tested and not detected, or not yet sampled.
PFOS (Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid)
● Over EPA limit (1.5×)PFHxS (Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid)
● Below limitPFBA
● Detected (no federal limit)PFPeA
● Detected (no federal limit)PFHxA
● Detected (no federal limit)Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Newport News, City of, VA's drinking water comes from surface water, drawn from 6 sources.
Source
- CHICKAHOMINY R
- DIASCUND CREEK
- HARWOOD MILL
- LEE HALL
- + 2 more
Treatment
- HARWOOD MILL
- LEE HALL - PLANT 5
Distribution
Compliance history
Federal Safe Drinking Water Act violation & enforcement records (EPA SDWIS). A violation is a regulatory determination by the state or EPA — separate from the measured levels above.
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 0.00238 mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 0.015 mg/LAction level | Within the limit |
People also ask about Newport News, City of, VA's water
+Is Newport News, City of, VA tap water safe to drink in 1995?
Every one of the 1 contaminants measured in Newport News, City of, VA's 1995 Consumer Confidence Report is below its federal limit. "Safe" under the EPA's drinking-water standards is health-based, not aesthetic — but by those standards, no measured contaminant in this report exceeds its enforceable threshold. Individual health concerns (e.g. immunocompromised, infant, pregnancy) may warrant additional filtering regardless of compliance.
+What contaminants are in Newport News, City of, VA tap water?
1 contaminants were measured in Newport News, City of, VA's 1995 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals. 1 have an enforceable federal limit; the rest are detected but unregulated. Every measured value, in the utility's own units, is on this page.
+Where does the data on this page come from?
Every value is transcribed from Newport News, City of, VA's 1995 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. public water utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived and viewable on this site. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.
+How often is Newport News, City of, VA's water quality data updated?
Each U.S. public water utility publishes one Consumer Confidence Report per year, covering the prior calendar year's measurements. This page reflects the 1995 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.