Botetourt County Water Systems

Customers in Botetourt County receive treated water from Carvins Cove or from community wells.

The Western Virginia Water Authority is pleased to report that Botetourt well systems meet all requirements, and there were no drinking water violations in calendar year 2022. Data collected during calendar year 2022 or most recent testing period.

Dal-Nita Hills

Water from Dal-Nita Hills well comes from a groundwater well and is distributed throughout the community by a storage tank and distribution piping. Chlorination treatment is provided. According to results of the chemical analyses for metals, the sodium in the treated water is 63.2 ppm. This is above the EPA recommended optimal level of less than 20 ppm for sodium in drinking water, which is established for those individuals on a “strict” sodium intake diet. A source water assessment for the Dal-Nita Hills well has been completed by the Virginia Department of Health. The assessment determined that the well may be susceptible to contamination because it is located in an area that promotes migration of contaminants from land use activities of concern.

Eagle Rock

Your drinking water is groundwater obtained from two wells. Disinfection treatment (by chlorination) is provided for both wells prior to discharge to the storage tank. Water is distributed from the storage tank by gravity.

Glen Wilton

Your drinking water is groundwater and can be obtained from three wells. All wells are treated for iron and manganese removal by chemical precipitation and filtration and chlorine for disinfection. Wells 1 and 2 have higher levels of iron and manganese and these wells are normally not used. Well 3 is the primary source. Water is pumped from the treatment building to the storage tank and distribution piping.

According to results of the chemical analyses for Metals, the sodium in the treated water is 23.6 ppm. This is above the EPA recommended optimal level of less than 20 ppm for sodium in drinking water, which is established for those individuals on a “strict” sodium intake diet.

Griffith Park

Your drinking water is groundwater obtained from a drilled well. Water is pumped from the well to a metal storage tank behind the well house. A booster pump in the well house draws water from the tank and sends it to a pressure tank (also in the well house) and then throughout the community. Treatment is provided for iron and manganese. A small pump in the well house feeds a blend of orthophosphate and polyphosphate to sequester iron and manganese. Chlorine feed equipment was installed to continuously disinfect the water.

The Manganese level (0.37 ppm) and Iron level (2.4 ppm) are above the EPA’s recommended secondary maximum contaminant levels or (SMCLs) of 0.05 ppm for Manganese and 0.3 ppm for Iron. There are currently no known adverse health effects associated with the presence of manganese at this level; however, it can result in aesthetic problems such as staining or discoloration of clothes and fixtures, as well as the impairment of taste of beverages made with the water.

Volitile Organic Compounds were tested on 3/14/2022, and three detections were made. Bromodichloromethane was detected at 1.5 ppb. Chloroform was detected at 3.6 ppb. Dibromochloromethane was detected at 1.4 ppb.

Keswick Farms

Your drinking water is groundwater obtained from a drilled well. Water is distributed throughout the community by a storage tank and distribution piping. Chlorination treatment is provided.

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) was detected in the groundwater at Keswick Farms in the amount of 2.99 parts per trillion. For reference, if expressed as a unit of time, one part per trillion would be approximately one second in 32,000 years. The proposed Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) issued by the EPA in March 2023 for PFOA is 4.0 parts per trillion.

Town of Iron Gate

Your drinking water is purchased from the Town of Clifton Forge. Clifton Forge has a water treatment plant that filters surface water from Smith Creek. Clifton Forge chlorinates and fluoridates the water prior to distribution. Water is distributed throughout the Iron Gate system by a storage tank and the distribution piping. The Western Virginia Water Authority acquired the Town of Iron Gate water distribution system in 2022.

Walnut Manor

Your drinking water is groundwater obtained from a drilled well. Water is distributed throughout the community by a storage tank and distribution piping. Chlorination treatment is provided.