Manganese in Virginia well water
In Virginia, manganese was detected in 87% of 2,010 tested private well samples.
Manganese stains fixtures and laundry above 50 ug/L. EPA's health advisory is 300 ug/L; infants are the most sensitive, and newer research links elevated manganese to neurological effects in children. It is one of the most common private well problems in New England.
Check your manganese number
Type the value from your lab report. It is compared to the EPA limit, the same way the full interpretation does it.
Test your Virginia well for manganese
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Systems that remove manganese
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For manganese
Iron and manganese oxidizing filter
whole-house, at the point of entry, about $1,800
Air-injection or greensand media; fixes staining at the source.
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Where to get a well tested for manganese in Virginia: certified labs, state programs and prices.
By county, from individual samples
Public monitoring samples against the EPA limit; counties with at least 30 samples.
| County | Above EPA limit | Samples | Detected | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport News | no limit | 61 | 100% | 28.6 | 630 ug/L |
| Virginia Beach | no limit | 292 | 100% | 71 | 14,600 ug/L |
| Buchanan | no limit | 78 | 99% | 150 | 110,000 ug/L |
| King George | no limit | 65 | 98% | 72 | 7,000 ug/L |
| Northampton | no limit | 145 | 97% | 19 | 2,160 ug/L |
| Chesapeake | no limit | 97 | 97% | 24.1 | 3,580 ug/L |
| Caroline | no limit | 30 | 97% | 36.2 | 4,750 ug/L |
| Suffolk | no limit | 117 | 97% | 21.7 | 4,660 ug/L |
| Fairfax | no limit | 46 | 96% | 38.5 | 813 ug/L |
| James City | no limit | 82 | 93% | 16.2 | 2,900 ug/L |
| Accomack | no limit | 78 | 91% | 6.5 | 860 ug/L |
| York | no limit | 61 | 84% | 40 | 690 ug/L |
| Prince William | no limit | 118 | 77% | 6.43 | 2,010 ug/L |
| Rockingham | no limit | 206 | 67% | 1 | 7,100 ug/L |
| Augusta | no limit | 44 | 34% | 0 | 1.43 ug/L |
- Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach County100% detected of 292
- Berkeley district, James City County100% detected of 35
- Newport News, Newport News County100% detected of 61
- Dahlgren district, King George County98% detected of 64
- Hurricane district, Buchanan County98% detected of 58
- District 1, Northampton County97% detected of 98
- Chesapeake, Chesapeake County97% detected of 97
- Suffolk, Suffolk County97% detected of 117
- Stonehouse district, James City County94% detected of 32
- Central district, Rockingham County74% detected of 169
Sources
- Individual samples from the USGS Water Quality Portal and state monitoring, summarized per geography. manganese counts and shares are listed on each county and town page with their sources.