James City Service Authority (Williamsburg)

Public water system · Virginia · serves 57,726 people · source: Five Forks wellfield + Newport News wholesale · PWS ID VA3095490

Moderate Risk

10 contaminants above health guidelines

At 146× the EWG health guideline, one glass of this tap water carries what 146 glasses should.

What’s in the water

× = times the EWG health guideline

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)Cancer-linked

×146

Dibromoacetic acidCancer (suspected)

×63

Haloacetic acids (HAA9)Cancer-linked

×51

DibromochloromethaneCancer-linked

×44

BromodichloromethaneCancer-linked

×35

Also above the guideline (5 more): Haloacetic acids (HAA5) ×22 · Bromoform ×7.9 · Radium, combined (-226 and -228) ×6.2 · Chloroform ×3.2 · Chlorate ×3.1

What actually fixes it

pick by what’s flagged above

Carbon / pitcher filter

Cuts chlorine taste & some byproducts. A good first step, misses nitrate, chromium-6 & PFAS.

Reverse Osmosis (RO)

Under-sink drinking-water system, removes the widest range: byproducts, nitrate, chromium-6 & PFAS.

Complete system

Softener and carbon for every tap, plus Reverse Osmosis (RO) at the kitchen for what whole-home can’t catch.

Free

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Water data via the EWG Tap Water Database (June 2026); this report is not affiliated with EWG. Levels are the latest reported system-wide averages and vary by home and season. Full detail at https://myfreewaterreport.com/water/jcsa. SwiftPro builds and pays for this site. The reports are free whether or not you ever hire us.