Tap Water Quality Report
Tap water quality in HARRISONBURG CITY, Virginia
Tap water in HARRISONBURG CITY, Virginia receives a grade of D (67/100) from TapWaterSafety.org. It's served by HARRISONBURG, CITY OF. The most significant water quality concerns are: Haloacetic acids (HAA9) significantly above health guideline; Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) significantly above health guideline; Haloacetic acids (HAA5) significantly above health guideline. Data sources: EPA SDWIS, EPA ECHO, EWG Tap Water Database.
What's in HARRISONBURG CITY's tap water
Top water quality concerns identified by the EPA and Environmental Working Group across the utility serving HARRISONBURG CITY.
Haloacetic acids (HAA9) significantly above health guideline
Moderate concernHaloacetic acids (HAA9) detected at 30.5 ppb, 509x above the EWG health guideline of 0.06 ppb.
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) significantly above health guideline
Moderate concernTotal trihalomethanes (TTHMs) detected at 32.3 ppb, 216x above the EWG health guideline of 0.15 ppb.
Haloacetic acids (HAA5) significantly above health guideline
Moderate concernHaloacetic acids (HAA5) detected at 21.2 ppb, 212x above the EWG health guideline of 0.1 ppb.
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All contaminants detected in HARRISONBURG CITY's tap water
Every contaminant identified, compared side-by-side against US EPA legal limits, the EU Drinking Water Directive (2020/2184), WHO Guidelines, and California's Public Health Goal. Why we show multiple standards →
| Contaminant | Detected | EWG US health-based |
EPA US legal |
EU DWD Europe |
WHO global |
CA PHG strictest US |
Tested sample year |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haloacetic acids (HAA9) Disinfection byproduct |
30.5 ppb | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | 509× over |
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Disinfection byproduct |
32.3 ppb | 0.15 | 80.0 | 100 | — | — | — | 216× over |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA5) Disinfection byproduct |
21.2 ppb | 0.1 | 60.0 | 60 | — | — | — | 212× over |
| Trichloroacetic acid Disinfection byproduct |
11.7 ppb | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | 117× over |
| Bromodichloromethane Disinfection byproduct |
4.2 ppb | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | 70× over |
| Chloroform Disinfection byproduct |
27.3 ppb | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | 68× over |
| Dichloroacetic acid Disinfection byproduct |
8.94 ppb | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 45× over |
| Nitrate and nitrite Inorganic |
0.973 ppm | 0.14 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10 | — | 7.0× over |
| Chromium (hexavalent) Heavy metal |
0.109 ppb | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.4× over |
| Dibromochloromethane Disinfection byproduct |
0.305 ppb | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0× over |
| Radium, combined (-226 and -228) Radiological |
0.1 pCi/L | 0.05 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | 2.0× over |
| Chlorate Disinfection byproduct |
273.4 ppb | 210.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3× over |
| Aluminum Heavy metal |
77.5 ppb | 600.0 | — | 200 | — | 600 | — | Below guideline |
| Barium Heavy metal |
32.0 ppb | 700.0 | 2000.0 | — | 1300 | 2000 | — | Below guideline |
| Manganese Heavy metal |
2.65 ppb | 100.0 | — | 50 | 80 | — | — | Below guideline |
| Vanadium Other |
0.334 ppb | 21.0 | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| Monochloroacetic acid Disinfection byproduct |
0.586 ppb | 53.0 | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| Monobromoacetic acid Disinfection byproduct |
0.0114 ppb | 25.0 | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| Strontium Radiological |
0.0753 ppb | 1500.0 | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| Fluoride Inorganic |
0.674 ppm | — | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | — | Below guideline |
All values in the unit of the detected level. Red cells indicate the detected level exceeds that standard. Some contaminants have limits in some jurisdictions but not others (shown as —). The "Tested" column shows the year each contaminant sample was collected.
Sources: US EPA, EU Drinking Water Directive 2020/2184, WHO Guidelines, California OEHHA PHGs, EWG Tap Water Database.
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