We read 19 results from Henrico County Water System’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 3 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 292,000 people · Water system ID VA4087125 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)
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Results from the 2025 report
Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.
| Contaminant | Result | Health goal | Legal limit | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross beta (radioactivity)highest measured · sampled 2023 · Henrico treatment facility · 2025 report, page 4 | 2.5 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L | 50 pCi/L | Above the health goalThe health goal is zero |
| PFOA (a PFAS)average · range 0.8 to 2.9 · Henrico treatment facility · 2025 report, page 5 | 1.1 ppt | 0.007 ppt | 4 ppt from 2029 | Above the health goal157x the health goal |
| Total coliform bacteriahighest month · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 4 | 2 % positive | 0 % positive | 5 % positive | Above the health goalThe health goal is zero |
| Bariumhighest measured · Henrico treatment facility · 2025 report, page 4 | 0.04 ppm | 2 ppm | 2 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Chloraminehighest running annual average · range 0.01 to 4.9 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 4 | 3.1 ppm | None set | 4 ppm | Below the legal limit |
| Copper90th percentile of 52 homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2024 · Customer taps (52 sites) · 2025 report, page 4 | 0.15 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Below the health goal |
| Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range ND to 49 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 4 | 30.5 ppb | None set | 60 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 0.6 to 53 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 4 | 37.3 ppb | None set | 80 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Fluoridehighest measured · Henrico treatment facility · 2025 report, page 4 | 0.8 ppm | 1 ppm | 4 ppm | Below the health goal |
| GenX (HFPO-DA, a PFAS)average · range ND to 1.8 · Henrico treatment facility · 2025 report, page 5 | 0.82 ppt | None set | 10 ppt from 2029 | Below the legal limit |
| Lead90th percentile of 52 homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2024 · Customer taps (52 sites) · 2025 report, page 4 | Not detected | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Not detected |
| Manganesehighest measured · printed as ND ppb · Henrico treatment facility · 2025 report, page 5 | Not detected | — | 0.05 ppm guideline | Not detected |
| Nitrate (as N)highest measured · Henrico treatment facility · 2025 report, page 4 | 0.4 ppm | 10 ppm | 10 ppm | Below the health goal |
| PFHxS (a PFAS)average · range ND to 0.48 · Henrico treatment facility · 2025 report, page 5 | 0.39 ppt | None set | 10 ppt from 2029 | Below the legal limit |
| PFNA (a PFAS)average · range ND to 2.2 · Henrico treatment facility · 2025 report, page 5 | 0.51 ppt | None set | 10 ppt from 2029 | Below the legal limit |
| PFOS (a PFAS)average · range ND to 0.61 · Henrico treatment facility · 2025 report, page 5 | 0.37 ppt | 1 ppt | 4 ppt from 2029 | Below the health goal |
| Radium (combined 226 + 228)highest measured · sampled 2023 · Henrico treatment facility · 2025 report, page 4 | Not detected | 0 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L | Not detected |
| Turbidity (cloudiness)highest measured · Henrico treatment facility · 2025 report, page 4 | 0.25 NTU | None set | 1 NTU | Below the legal limit |
| Sodiumhighest measured · Henrico treatment facility · 2025 report, page 5 | 22.7 ppm | None set | None | No health limit |
Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.
What you can do
Nothing here is an emergency notice: if the district has a violation, it must tell customers directly. If you’d like to lower these at your tap, these are the treatments that remove them, and the catalog shows the models certified for each. Ranking is by certified removal; commissions never change the order.
Radium and uranium
Found: Gross beta (radioactivity)
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
PFAS ("forever chemicals")
Found: PFOA (a PFAS)
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
Bacteria and viruses
Found: Total coliform bacteria
What removes it: UV purification (and tell your utility).
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