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Public water-system records for Petersburg, VA from EPA SDWIS.
Petersburg, City of
No active drinking-water issues detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
Purchased or imported water record · Serves 33,394 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026
EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detection records shown for these water systems
Open data source: EPA UCMR5DoD PFAS — No investigation records shown for this report
Open data source: DoD PFASEPA ATTAINS records identify assessed water bodies that do not meet water-quality standards for designated uses.
Oldtown Creek-Appomattox River
Reported: Nov 2026
Health-relevant causes: Pathogens, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (pcbs)
Affected uses: Ecological, Fishconsumption, Recreation
Data from EPA ATTAINS
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
Violation records
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.
Petersburg city County
Assessment year: 2020
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 30-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 30 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top modeled source groups
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
EPA designations apply to a specific pollutant and federal air quality standard (NAAQS). EPA can issue a clean-data determination while a formal designation remains in effect.
Historical designations under the revoked 1997 ozone standard
These records describe historical designations. EPA revoked the 1997 ozone standard on April 6, 2015.
Richmond-Petersburg Area
Historical standard: 0.08 ppm (8-hour)
Historical designation: Maintenance · Subpart 2/Marginal
Original designation: Jun 2004
Open data source: EPA final revocation ruleContinuing requirements have not been verified for this area.
Data from EPA Green Book
EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.
Carter G. Woodson Middle School — Hopewell, Virginia
Annual mean: 7.2 Micrograms/cubic meter (25 C)
Observation year: 2025
Mathscience Innovation Center — East Highland Park, Virginia
Annual mean: 0.2 Parts per million
Observation year: 2025
Annual mean: 0.4 Parts per billion
Observation year: 2025
Data from EPA AQS
Facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act. CAA HPV flags indicate serious noncompliance such as exceeding emission limits.
Air Violations
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
TRI releases are self-reported annual totals (calendar year 2024). Hover fugitive or stack for definitions.
Amsted Rail Co Inc
Reported: 2024
Bleachtech LLC
Reported: 2024
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Brownfield sites are properties where redevelopment is complicated by the presence of hazardous substances.
Open data source: Search EPA ECHO2 sites with active cleanup or investigation status
18 E Bank Street And 226 2nd Street, Petersburg
Reported: Feb 2026
130 Pocahontas Street, Petersburg
Reported: Feb 2026
Facilities with hazardous-waste handler records under RCRA in the reviewed 5-mile city-center search area. Active handler status is separate from air, water, or other ECHO compliance violations, which are shown in their own sections.
Active RCRA handler records in the reviewed city search area
No release reports shown in this group.
Reviewed: active/open records as of 2018
Data from EPA UST Finder
Reviewed: reporting year 2024
Formerly Used Defense Sites are properties previously owned by, leased to, or otherwise possessed by the United States and under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense. The FUDS program addresses environmental restoration at these properties.
Open data source: USACE FUDSSites regulated by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, including mines, sand and gravel operations, and portable crushers. Status and type are from the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System. Records with active/intermittent status dates older than 5 years are shown as older records rather than current active sites.
No records shown in this group.
Reviewed: status dates within last 5 years
Data from MSHA
FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.
Minimal flood hazard — outside the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floodplains.
Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.
EPA ECHO lists facilities linked to the Risk Management Program. Results include facilities with locations that can be matched. Records may be historical. Current operations, chemical inventories, and recent accident history are unverified.
Reviewed: 2000-present
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Petersburg city, VirginiaPop. 33,394
County Health Rankings edition: 2024
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking water violation indicator
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 23,390 | 7,297 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 24.6% | 14.2% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 20.7% | 12.9% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 46.0% | 34.2% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| Drinking water violation indicator | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 16.5% | 10.2% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 64.9 | 78.1 | 77.6 |
This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Petersburg.
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EPA drinking water records on this page list 5 violations for the City of Petersburg.
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Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Petersburg.
The monitoring station at Carter G. Woodson Middle School, Hopewell, Virginia recorded an annual average of 7.2 Micrograms/cubic meter (25 C) for particles (PM10) in 2025.
The monitoring station at MathScience Innovation Center, East Highland Park, Virginia recorded an annual average of 0.2 Parts per million for carbon monoxide in 2025.
The monitoring station at MathScience Innovation Center, East Highland Park, Virginia recorded an annual average of 0.4 Parts per billion for sulfur dioxide in 2025.
We don't have county radon data for Petersburg yet.
No Superfund sites were returned for this city report.
This city report shows 2 brownfield sites: 18 E Bank 226 2nd Street; Roper Brothers Lumber.
The county data for Petersburg reports a life expectancy of 64.9 years in Petersburg city, Virginia.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Petersburg reports 23,390 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Petersburg city, Virginia. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Petersburg lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 8.0 micrograms per cubic meter in Petersburg city, Virginia.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.