City of Suffolk

Public water system · Virginia · serves 69,822 people · source: Lake Meade + groundwater · PWS ID VA3800805

High Risk

11 contaminants above health guidelines

At 564× the EWG health guideline, one glass of this tap water carries what 564 glasses should.

What’s in the water

× = times the EWG health guideline

Haloacetic acids (HAA9)Cancer-linked

×564

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)Cancer-linked

×214

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)Cancer-linked

×191

BromodichloromethaneCancer-linked

×131

Trichloroacetic acidCancer-linked

×99

Also above the guideline (6 more): Chloroform ×55 · Dichloroacetic acid ×44 · Dibromochloromethane ×18 · Chromium (hexavalent) ×11 · Radium, combined (-226 and -228) ×11 · Chlorate ×2.4

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/suffolk. SwiftPro builds and pays for this site. The reports are free whether or not you ever hire us.