💧 ZIP Water Report

Tap water in Salem City, VA — ZIP 24153

2 public water systems serving about 207,046 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.

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PFAS detected: at least one system serving this ZIP reported PFAS in EPA UCMR 5 testing. Levels and the 2024 federal limits are shown per system below.

Water systems serving 24153

Western Virginia Water Authority
PWSID VA2770900 · serves 182,700 · surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs) · PFAS up to 8.9 ppt — above federal limit
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Salem, City Of
PWSID VA2775300 · serves 24,346 · surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
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Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology