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Reservoir Levels
Click to see today's reservoir levels.
9/13/2026
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Water Supply Study
A Water Supply Study is currently being conducted to look at long-range options for the future. An open house was held on August 25, 2026 to receive public feedback on the preliminary results from this study. You can view the posters from the study here.
8/28/2026 8:56:00 AM
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Citizens Academy Applications Now Open
Apply for the 2026 Fall Citizens Academy. Tuesday evenings from 5:30-8:00 PM Sept 22 - Oct 20
8/10/2026 3:33:00 PM
Local Limits
Any and all individual discharges to the public sewer shall NOT contain pollutants exceeding the following concentrations (as per Sec. 2.2, Discharge of heavy metals and toxic materials of the Western Virginia Water Authority Rules and Regulations, as amended):
| Arsenic | 0.18 mg/L |
| Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl benzene, and Xylene (B.T.E.X.) | 5.0 mg/L |
| Cadmium | 0.03 mg/L |
| Chromium, Total | 1.95 mg/L |
| Chromium VI | 0.06 mg/L |
| Copper | 0.50 mg/L |
| Color due to Dyes and Inks | 750 A.D.M.I. |
| Cyanide | 0.06 mg/L |
| Dissolved Solids; Total Chlorides and Total Sulfates
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500 mg/L
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| Fluoride other than that contained in the public water supply | 12.0 mg/L |
| Lead | 0.3 mg/L |
| Mercury | 0.003 mg/L |
| Molybdenum | 1.0 mg/L |
| Nickel | 0.23 mg/L |
| Oil and Grease | 200 mg/L |
| pH | ≥ 5.0 or ≤ 12.5
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| Selenium | 0.02 mg/L |
| Silver | 0.32 mg/L |
| Temperature* | > 104°F (40°C) |
| TPH | 200 mg/L |
| Zinc | 0.8 mg/L |
*Sec. Section 2, General Sewer Use Requirements and 2.4 Local Limits of the Western Virginia Water Authority Rules and Regulations.