VA / Clifton Forge
VA · Tap water records
Clifton Forge tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Clifton Forge. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Clifton Forge is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 3,954 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 23 violations across the community water system(s) serving Clifton Forge, going back to the earliest EPA record. 4 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Clifton Forge, Town Of
3,884 served · surface water · PWSID VA2560100 - Health-based Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 3 times in December 2023. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Corrosivity: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring CARBON, TOTAL: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in April 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Longdale Furnace
70 served · groundwater · PWSID VA2005560 - Health-based Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in August 2013. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in August 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Chlorine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 7 times between April 2024 and August 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in June 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.