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Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violations in Virginia

25 active public water systems in Virginia had a Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation in the past three years, 1 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Combined Radium (-226 and -228) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Radium is a bone-seeking radionuclide that accumulates in skeletal tissue after ingestion. Long-term exposure increases the risk of bone cancer and leukemia. There is no safe threshold for ionizing radiation — the MCL is set at a level balancing risk reduction with treatment feasibility. Children are particularly vulnerable due to higher rates of bone growth and calcium uptake.

Systems with a Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Foxcroft School
Loudoun County
301 2 0
Ncsa Wintergreen
Nelson County
6,861 9 0
Ncsa Lovingston
Nelson County
2,493 8 1
Cana Regional Water System
Carroll County
1,496 3 0
Bowling Green, Town of
Caroline County
1,233 1 0
Parham Landing
New Kent County
561 1 0
Surry, Town of
Surry County
490 2 0
Earlysville Forest
Albemarle County
488 1 0
Cumberland Hospital
New Kent County
350 3 0
Jones Estates Lynchburg VA LLC
Campbell County
200 8 0
Quinton Park Subdivision
New Kent County
147 1 0
Hanover MHP
King George County
146 3 0
Northumberland Shores
Northumberland County
98 2 0
Pine Tree Mobile Estates
Roanoke County
78 3 1
Sign Post Estates
Charles City County
75 5 0
Kingsdale Moseley
Southampton County
64 6 0
Guilford Heights Subdivision
Surry County
60 1 0
Tidewater MHP
Caroline County
60 1 0
Riverside Convalescent Center
Mathews County
55 1 0
Sesmau Jerdone Island
Louisa County
50 5 0
American Historyland MHP
King George County
40 2 0
Westover Estates
Culpeper County
35 1 0
Lee Dale Shores
Northumberland County
34 4 0
Princess Anne 301
King George County
30 5 0
Corville Farm Subdivision
Albemarle County
27 9 1
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Combined Radium (-226 and -228), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Combined Radium (-226 and -228) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Virginia records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.