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Yes. Ruckersville’s public water, supplied by the Greene County Water Treatment Plant, meets federal (EPA) and Virginia Department of Health (VDH) drinking water standards, with no contaminant limits exceeded. The most recent report notes two compliance issues: one missed total organic carbon sample, and a period when the plant was staffed by operators without the required license class. The county says treatment was never compromised and the plant returned to full compliance in November.

Greene County’s most recent water quality report doesn’t list a hardness level for its Rapidan River supply. Private wells in Greene County are often the bigger concern: well water here is commonly acidic and corrosive, which can eat away at copper pipes and fixtures. A free water test will tell you your home’s hardness and pH.

Greene County’s most recent water quality report doesn’t include PFAS results. Under the federal PFAS rule, utilities must begin compliance monitoring in 2027. Homeowners who want to know what’s in their water today can schedule a free in-home water test.

Yes. Greene County adds fluoride to help reduce tooth decay. The most recent water quality report shows an average of 0.69 ppm (range 0.25 to 1.50 ppm), well below the EPA maximum contaminant level of 4.0 ppm.

Yes. Greene County disinfects its water with chlorine. The most recent report shows an average of 1.48 ppm (range 0.72 to 2.13 ppm), below the EPA maximum residual disinfectant level of 4.0 ppm. Disinfection byproducts were also below federal limits, with total trihalomethanes at 27 ppb (limit 80 ppb) and haloacetic acids at 24 ppb (limit 60 ppb) at their highest locations.

Ruckersville’s public water is surface water from the Rapidan River, treated at the Greene County Water Treatment Plant and distributed through three storage tanks and the county’s water mains. The Virginia Department of Health rates the Rapidan as susceptible to contamination because it is an open surface water source.

Water at the Greene County plant goes through coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, and filtration to remove turbidity, then chlorination for disinfection. Corrosion control reduces lead and copper leaching from household plumbing, and fluoride is added for dental health. The county’s service line inventory found no lead service lines, and lead measured 0.38 ppb at the 90th percentile in the most recent testing.

Nearly half of Greene County residents get their water from a private well, and those wells aren’t covered by the county’s testing. Wells in this part of the Piedmont commonly have low-pH (acidic) water that can leach lead and copper from plumbing, along with iron, manganese, and radon from granite bedrock, and coliform bacteria are one of the most frequent findings in Virginia well testing. The Virginia Household Water Quality Program runs low-cost well testing clinics, or you can learn more about well water treatment and schedule a free in-home test.

Ruckersville’s public water meets all safety standards, so treatment is a matter of preference. Many homeowners on county water add a reverse osmosis or whole-house filter to reduce chlorine taste and disinfection byproducts. Homes on private wells often need different treatment, such as acid neutralizing to protect plumbing or iron and manganese filtration. A free water test shows what your home actually needs.

The Greene County Water Treatment Plant monitors turbidity daily and collects at least nine bacteria samples from the distribution system each month. It also tests for nitrate, fluoride, barium, disinfection byproducts, lead and copper, total organic carbon, sodium, and radiological contaminants, with results reviewed by the Virginia Department of Health.

You can access the most recent Ruckersville (Greene County) Water Quality Report here.