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Water quality in Chilhowie, Virginia

Chilhowie is in Smyth County. 19 active public water systems serve the county; 7 had an EPA violation in the past three years.

Most likely your provider

Chilhowie, Town of VA1173090 · Community water system · Purchased ground water under influence of surface water source
Serves 4,625 people Rules violated, past 3 years 0 Last sanitary survey Aug 13, 2025 Distance 2.3 mi

Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.

Other community water systems in Smyth County

13 systems, nearest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrDistance
Walker Creek
1,135 1 2.8 mi
Thomas Bridge Water Corp
3,500 0 5.7 mi
Saltville, Town of
2,204 1 6.8 mi
Watsons Gap Water System
1,892 1 8.3 mi
Marion, Town of
8,500 0 9.7 mi
East Hungry Mother
110 0 10.4 mi
Hutton Branch
833 0 12.3 mi
Atkins Extension
597 0 14.8 mi
Rye Valley Water Authority
1,276 8 15.3 mi
Poor Valley
163 0 —
South Fork
150 0 —
Saint Clairs Creek
110 0 —
St. Johns Crossing
55 0 —
Non-community systems in Smyth County (5: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Blue Ridge Discovery Center
136 1 0
High Country Horse Camp
60 0 0
Brushy Mountain Admin Site
25 1 0
Hurricane Recreation Area
25 1 0
Raccoon Branch
25 0 0
About this data

Water systems are matched to Smyth County, nearest to Chilhowie first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system.

Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.

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. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.