Public water system · VA6137001
ActiveAerojet Rocketdyne
At a glance
Aerojet Rocketdyne (PWSID VA6137001) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Orange County, Virginia. It reports serving 300 people through 24 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1992.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
300
Service connections
24
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Aerojet Rocketdyne compare with other water systems in Orange County?
By EPA's size categories, Aerojet Rocketdyne is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Orange County has 19 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,289 people per system, and accounts for 1.2% of the 24,484 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Virginia, the 2,420 active systems average 3,122 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Aerojet Rocketdyne is about 30% below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Virginia has 443 active non-transient non-community water systems, 18% of the state's 2,420 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,089 Virginia systems (86%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Aerojet Rocketdyne?
EPA lists Aerojet Rocketdyne as privately owned. The VA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 10 of the 19 active systems in Orange County (53%) are also privately owned.
Does Aerojet Rocketdyne have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1992. The violations listed here began between October 1991 and January 1992. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 2 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Aerojet Rocketdyne: frequently asked questions
Who runs Aerojet Rocketdyne?
Aerojet Rocketdyne (PWSID VA6137001) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Aerojet Rocketdyne serve?
Aerojet Rocketdyne reports serving 300 people through 24 service connections in Orange County, Virginia.
Where does Aerojet Rocketdyne get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Aerojet Rocketdyne have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1992. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Aerojet Rocketdyne's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1992. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Aerojet Rocketdyne's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Aerojet Rocketdyne is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Orange County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilderness | Orange | 13,274 | Community | Surface water |
| Orange, Town of | Orange | 5,022 | Community | Surface water |
| Gordonsville, Town of | Orange | 1,800 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Locust Grove Primary-Elementary School | Orange | 951 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Locust Grove Town Center | Orange | 560 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Rsa Route 20 | Orange | 390 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Aerojet Rocketdyne, PWSID VA6137001, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/aerojet-rocketdyne-va6137001 (data as of October 1, 2026).