Explore the most common water-quality concerns affecting communities across Virginia and North Carolina using data from official municipal Consumer Confidence Reports and the Environmental Working Group’s Tap Water Database. These local guides bring together reported utility testing results, regulatory data, and EWG health-based benchmarks to provide a clearer picture of contaminants and conditions found in each area. Select your city below to review concerns such as hard water, PFAS, lead, chlorine, iron, sulfur, taste and odor issues, and other locally relevant water problems, along with possible causes, signs to watch for, and treatment options that may help.