South Fork, VA
No lead results on file with EPA
Latest 90th-percentile lead: no result on file. The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. EPA's database has no Lead and Copper Rule results for this system. Without them there is nothing to go on, so a tap test is the only way to know.
Who runs the water here
South Fork serves about 150 people through 58 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Smyth County, Virginia. EPA system ID: VA1173738; phone on file: 276-783-3298. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Neighbouring systems
13 other systems share Smyth County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Marion, Town Of | 8,500 | 0 (not detected) |
| Chilhowie, Town Of | 4,625 | 8.4 ppb |
| Thomas Bridge Water Corp | 3,500 | 2.27 ppb |
| Saltville, Town Of | 2,204 | 0 (not detected) |
| Watsons Gap Water System | 1,892 | 0 (not detected) |
| Rye Valley Water Authority | 1,276 | 0 (not detected) |
| Walker Creek | 1,135 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hutton Branch | 833 | 0 (not detected) |
| Atkins Extension | 597 | 0 (not detected) |
| Poor Valley | 163 | 4.24 ppb |
Next steps for Marion, VA
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Marion, 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 South Fork 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.