Public water system · VA6061020
ActiveBaldwin Ridge
At a glance
Baldwin Ridge (PWSID VA6061020) is an active community water system in Fauquier County, Virginia. It reports serving 25 people through 13 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2011.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
13
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Baldwin Ridge compare with other water systems in Fauquier County?
By EPA's size categories, Baldwin Ridge is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Fauquier County has 65 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 651 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 42,291 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Virginia, the 2,420 active systems average 3,122 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Baldwin Ridge is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Virginia has 844 active community water systems, 35% 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 Baldwin Ridge?
EPA lists Baldwin Ridge 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. 38 of the 65 active systems in Fauquier County (58%) are also privately owned.
Does Baldwin Ridge have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2011. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and July 2011. By type: 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Baldwin Ridge: frequently asked questions
Who runs Baldwin Ridge?
Baldwin Ridge (PWSID VA6061020) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Baldwin Ridge serve?
Baldwin Ridge reports serving 25 people through 13 service connections in Fauquier County, Virginia.
Where does Baldwin Ridge 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 Baldwin Ridge have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2011. 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 Baldwin Ridge'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 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2011. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Baldwin Ridge's water quality report?
As a community water system, Baldwin Ridge must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Fauquier County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrenton, Town of | Fauquier | 11,801 | Community | Surface water |
| New Baltimore Regional | Fauquier | 8,818 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bealeton Regional | Fauquier | 4,250 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Vint Hill | Fauquier | 2,449 | Community | Groundwater |
| Marshall Waterworks | Fauquier | 2,363 | Community | Groundwater |
| Remington, Town of | Fauquier | 1,540 | Community | Groundwater |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Baldwin Ridge, PWSID VA6061020, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/baldwin-ridge-va6061020 (data as of October 1, 2026).