The Newport News Waterworks, which provides water to much of York County and to parts of James City County, released its two annual drinking water quality reports Thursday, saying there are no violations of federal or state regulations.
The report has two sections. One outlines water quality for the Lightfoot Well System, which provides water to much of Upper York County, and the other for the rest of York County, the portion of James City County that the waterworks covers, Newport News, Hampton and Poquoson.
Each report showed an acceptable level of substances like copper, lead, fluoride, barium, nitrate and nitrite. No lead was detected in any of the water. The standards for drinking water are set according to limits from the Virginia Department of Health and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
You can read a detailed breakdown of the tests by clicking here.
The report used to be mailed to all customers of the Waterworks, though a 2013 EPA ruling allows the report to be delivered electronically. A news release from the Waterworks estimated this change would save $6,500. You can still have the report mailed to you by calling 926-1000. You can see a hard copy at Historic Triangle libraries and county administration buildings.
The James City Service Authority posted its 2012 annual water quality reports to the county’s website last week. The JCSA provides municipal water services to much of James City County and reported no violations of state or federal limits in its water.
