Public water system · VA6179060
ActiveAquia Bay Marina
At a glance
Aquia Bay Marina (PWSID VA6179060) is an active transient non-community water system in Stafford County, Virginia. It reports serving 30 people through 136 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
136
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Aquia Bay Marina compare with other water systems in Stafford County?
By EPA's size categories, Aquia Bay Marina is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Stafford County has 12 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 10,443 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 125,312 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Virginia, the 2,420 active systems average 3,122 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Aquia Bay Marina is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Virginia has 1,133 active transient non-community water systems, 47% 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 Aquia Bay Marina?
EPA lists Aquia Bay Marina 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. 8 of the 12 active systems in Stafford County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Aquia Bay Marina have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Aquia Bay Marina: frequently asked questions
Who runs Aquia Bay Marina?
Aquia Bay Marina (PWSID VA6179060) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Aquia Bay Marina serve?
Aquia Bay Marina reports serving 30 people through 136 service connections in Stafford County, Virginia.
Where does Aquia Bay Marina 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 Aquia Bay Marina have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. 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 Aquia Bay Marina'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Aquia Bay Marina's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Aquia Bay Marina is a 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 Stafford County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford County Utilities | Stafford | 123,684 | Community | Surface water |
| Hartwood Elementary School | Stafford | 779 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Potomac Point Winery | Stafford | 267 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Coles Trip - Ross | Stafford | 120 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Coles Trip - Arrowhead | Stafford | 100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Gauntlet Golf Club | Stafford | 100 | Transient non-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, “Aquia Bay Marina, PWSID VA6179060, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/aquia-bay-marina-va6179060 (data as of October 1, 2026).