Caroline Correctional Unit #2, VA
Exceeded the action level in the past
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2026-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest result is under the action level, but this system has gone over 15 ppb before. Lead comes from pipes, not the source water, so a home with a lead service line can still be exposed. Test your own tap.
Who runs the water here
Caroline Correctional Unit #2 serves about 175 people through 5 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by the state and draws groundwater, in Caroline County, Virginia. EPA system ID: VA6033150; phone on file: 804-250-4171. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Caroline Correctional Unit #2's lead record
Against the period ending 2025 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Caroline Correctional Unit #2 is 34.3 ppb across 8 monitoring periods, 1 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 34.3 ppb over 15 |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
Against other Virginia systems
Of the 996 Virginia systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 3 are over 15 ppb right now and 59 have gone over at some point. Caroline Correctional Unit #2's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 20th percentile in Virginia and the 14th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
15 other systems share Caroline County; 6 of them have a higher latest lead result than Caroline Correctional Unit #2. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Land`Or | 4,818 | 1.14 ppb |
| Caroline Utility System | 4,235 | 0 (not detected) |
| Lake Caroline | 2,933 | 0 (not detected) |
| Four Winds Campground | 2,065 | 4.56 ppb |
| Bowling Green, Town Of | 1,233 | 0 (not detected) |
| Milford Sanitary District | 1,117 | 0 (not detected) |
| Campbell`S Creek Subdivision | 375 | 0.78 ppb |
| Port Royal, Town Of | 327 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cedar Ridge Mhp | 200 | 0 (not detected) |
| Lakeshore Mhp | 150 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Haynesville, VA
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Haynesville, VA may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Caroline Correctional Unit #2 whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Why an old exceedance still matters: over the limit before, under it now.