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PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF

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System identity

PWSID
VA3740600
State
Virginia
Linked communities
Portsmouth
County context
Not listed in current record
System type
Community water system
Source water
The 2025 report identifies Lake Meade, with influence from Lakes Cahoon and Kilby, Speight's Run Reservoir, and five deep wells
Population served
Not listed in current record
Service connections
Not listed in current record
Latest reviewed report
2025 report link found
Data updated
2026-08-01

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Report-Listed Rows

Report-listed rows summarized from the latest reviewed report

2 report-listed rows are summarized for PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF. A listed row is not the same thing as a current advisory or household tap result.

Report year
2025
Rows summarized
2
Source tables represented
1
Scope
Past reporting period
Report-row preview from the latest reviewed report for PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF
Substance and testing periodReported valueRange in reportLimit or standardSource tableReport-printed status
BariumTesting period: 20250.025 ppmAmount detectedNAMCL: 2 ppm; MCLG: 2 ppmREGULATED SUBSTANCESPage 4Typical source, as printed: Discharge of drilling wastes; Discharge from metal refineries; Erosion of natural depositsViolation: No, as printed for this report period
Total Trihalomethanes [TTHMs]Testing period: 202550 ppbAmount detected23-65MCL: 80 ppb; MCLG: NAREGULATED SUBSTANCESPage 4Typical source, as printed: By-product of drinking water disinfectionViolation: No, as printed for this report period

Report row

Barium

Range in report
NA
Amount detected
0.025 ppm
Testing period
2025
Sites above action level
Not applicable to this summarized entry
Limit or standard
MCL: 2 ppm; MCLG: 2 ppm
Report-printed status
Violation: No, as printed for this report period

Source · Page 4

REGULATED SUBSTANCES

Typical source, as printed: Discharge of drilling wastes; Discharge from metal refineries; Erosion of natural deposits

Report row

Total Trihalomethanes [TTHMs]

Range in report
23-65 ppb
Amount detected
50 ppb
Testing period
2025
Sites above action level
Not applicable to this summarized entry
Limit or standard
MCL: 80 ppb; MCLG: NA
Report-printed status
Violation: No, as printed for this report period

Source · Page 4

REGULATED SUBSTANCES

Typical source, as printed: By-product of drinking water disinfection

Source report notes

Source: Portsmouth 2026 Water Quality Report covering 2025. Retrieved 2026-08-01.

  • Applies to: Barium

    025 ppm, range NA, MCL 2, MCLG 2, and source-printed Violation No. No is limited to this row and does not resolve the separate VDH monitoring-and-reporting records. Annual-report values describe only the cited 2025 report period. They are not a current compliance feed, advisory determination, address-level result, household-tap result, exposure conclusion, or safety conclusion.

  • Applies to: Total Trihalomethanes [TTHMs]

    No is limited to this row and does not resolve the separate VDH monitoring-and-reporting records. Annual-report values describe only the cited 2025 report period. They are not a current compliance feed, advisory determination, address-level result, household-tap result, exposure conclusion, or safety conclusion.

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Violation Records

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This section shows 0 system-scoped violation detail records currently included for PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF. Annual reports and current notices can use different timing and terminology.

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Source notes for this system mention violation-related context, but this page does not currently display separate system-scoped violation detail records.

Important limitation

Profile summary note

This page summarizes public records reviewed by this site. It does not replace official notices, utility updates, or state drinking water information.

System profile limitations

  • The bounded preview shows only Barium and Total Trihalomethanes from physical PDF page 4. Other report rows, health language, lead/copper results, and monitoring narrative are not reproduced in the preview table.
  • Source-printed Violation No applies only to each selected 2025 Barium or TTHM row. It does not establish report-wide or current compliance and does not resolve the separate VDH records.
  • VDH's August 1 viewer snapshot listed unresolved non-health-based Lead and Copper Rule monitoring and CCR-reporting violations. A monitoring/reporting record is distinct from an MCL exceedance, an advisory, exposure, and conditions at a tap.
  • The annual report says a paperwork issue was resolved and full compliance restored in April 2026, while separately saying interim lead/copper sampling began in May 2026. This profile preserves the statements separately and does not infer current resolution.
  • Address-level service can vary. Confirm the serving provider with a bill, account portal, utility, city, or state source.
  • This page shows summarized entries from the available report. It does not include a complete contaminant or violation table.
  • Missing fields are not findings. They mean the field is not shown on this page from the records currently available.
  • This page summarizes available public records. It may not include every update, notice, or urgent official advisory.

Latest Reviewed Report

Latest reviewed report found by this site

The 2025 report found for PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF summarizes a past reporting period. It is not a live alert page.

Utility reportReport data updated:

2026 Water Quality Report covering 2025

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Report year
2025
Summarized entries shown
2
Source name
Portsmouth 2026 Water Quality Report covering 2025
Source URL
Open report source
Source retrieved
2026-08-01
Last reviewed
2026-08-01

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Data coverage

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Latest reviewed report
2025 report link found
Report-listed rows
2 summarized report entries shown
Detailed violation records
No detailed system-scoped records displayed
Population served
Not listed in current record
Service connections
Not listed in current record
City context
Portsmouth
County context
Not listed in current record

Local Context

City and state context for this system

PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF is linked here to Portsmouth for navigation. That relationship does not confirm the provider for a specific address; use a bill, utility portal, or official lookup source.

Linked local context

Linked communities
Portsmouth
County context
Not listed in current record
State context
Virginia

Related Explainers

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Metals and inorganic chemicals

Barium

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