Your drinking water, decoded
Western Virginia Water Authority (Roanoke)
Public water system · Virginia · serves 182,700 people · source: Carvins Cove + Spring Hollow reservoirs · PWS ID VA2770900
14 contaminants above health guidelines
At 538× the EWG health guideline, one glass of this tap water carries what 538 glasses should.
What’s in the water
× = times the EWG health guidelineAlso above the guideline (9 more): Bromodichloromethane ×68 · Arsenic ×52 · Dichloroacetic acid ×52 · Chromium (hexavalent) ×10 · Radium, combined (-226 and -228) ×8 · Dibromochloromethane ×3.7 · Nitrate and nitrite ×2.9 · Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) ×2.6 · Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) ×2.6
What actually fixes it
your free test confirms the right fitCarbon / 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.
Whole-home + RO
Softener / carbon for every tap, plus RO at the kitchen for what whole-home can’t catch.
See what’s really in your home’s water
Scan the code to schedule a free in-home water test with a licensed local technician — tap, pressure, hardness & a plain-English plan.
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 — an in-home test measures your actual tap. Full lab-style detail at https://myfreewaterreport.com/water/roanoke-wvwa.