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Drinking water compliance, PFAS records, natural water body health, discharge permits, and water-quality monitoring records for Poquoson.
Public water-system records for Poquoson, VA from EPA SDWIS.
Lightfoot System
No active drinking-water issues detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City-area ZIP code · Serves 1,950 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026
EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detected in drinking water
Open data source: EPA UCMR5DoD PFAS — No military investigation sites nearby
Open data source: DoD PFASNo health-relevant impaired water body records surfaced within 10 km in EPA ATTAINS.
Data from EPA ATTAINS
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
Air quality data from EPA monitoring stations, facility emissions inventories, and area-level air-quality designations in this city.
Poquoson city County
Reported: Dec 2020
EPA national average is ~30 per million
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 local emission sources
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
This area meets EPA's National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for all criteria pollutants
No nonattainment designations apply to this location.
Deq Tidewater Regional Office — Virginia Beach, Virginia
Annual mean: 13.2 μg/m³ · EPA standard: 150 μg/m³
Reported: Mar 2026
Annual mean: 6.9 μg/m³ · EPA standard: 9 μg/m³
Reported: Mar 2026
Nasa Langley Research Center — Hampton, Virginia
Annual mean: 12.7 μg/m³ · EPA standard: 150 μg/m³
Reported: Mar 2026
Data from EPA AQS
Facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act. CAA HPV flags indicate serious noncompliance such as exceeding emission limits.
No facility records with active violation or noncompliance flags surfaced in EPA ECHO.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q4 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
Contaminated sites, waste facilities, cleanup records, and industrial operations in this city.
Reviewed: source query run Sep 2026
Reviewed: source query run Sep 2026
No underground storage tank records with active/open release status surfaced within 2 miles.
Data from EPA UST Finder
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 FUDSReported: Sep 2026
Reported: Sep 2026
Flood-map status, chemical accident risk, nuclear facilities, pipeline incidents, and community health indicators in this city.
FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer maps flood risk. Properties in a Special Flood Hazard Area are required to carry flood insurance if they have a federally backed mortgage.
Coastal Special Flood Hazard Area — 1% annual chance of flooding with additional coastal wave action hazards and base flood elevation.
Risk Management Program facilities handle extremely hazardous substances (e.g., chlorine, ammonia, propane). EPA requires these facilities to plan for worst-case chemical releases.
No facility records with recent chemical accidents surfaced for this property within the last five years.
Data from EPA ECHO
Reviewed: 2000-present
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Poquoson city County, VirginiaPop. 12,582
Reported: Mar 2026
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking Water Violations
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 7,000 | 7,297 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 11.3% | 14.2% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 12.5% | 12.9% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 31.8% | 34.2% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| Drinking Water Violations | N/A | 0 | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 7.6% | 10.2% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 78.4 | 78.1 | 77.6 |