Public water system · VA2017500
ActiveBath County Power Station
At a glance
Bath County Power Station (PWSID VA2017500) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Bath County, Virginia. It reports serving 125 people through 7 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2006.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
125
Service connections
7
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bath County Power Station compare with other water systems in Bath County?
By EPA's size categories, Bath County Power Station is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bath County has 7 active public water systems, and Bath County Power Station is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 64% below the county average of 350 people per system, and accounts for 5.1% of the 2,449 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 Bath County Power Station is well 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 Bath County Power Station?
EPA lists Bath County Power Station 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. 5 of the 7 active systems in Bath County (71%) are also privately owned.
Does Bath County Power Station have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2006. The violations listed here began between July 1994 and January 2006. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1995-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Bath County Power Station: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bath County Power Station?
Bath County Power Station (PWSID VA2017500) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Bath County Power Station serve?
Bath County Power Station reports serving 125 people through 7 service connections in Bath County, Virginia.
Where does Bath County Power Station 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 Bath County Power Station have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2006. 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 Bath County Power Station'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 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2006. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bath County Power Station's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bath County Power Station 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 Bath County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Homestead Water Company | Bath | 2,058 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Accovac Advent Christian Camp | Bath | 96 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bolar Mountain (Usfs) | Bath | 50 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Garth Newel Music Center | Bath | 50 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Camp Alkulana | Bath | 45 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hidden Valley Campground (Usfs) | Bath | 25 | 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, “Bath County Power Station, PWSID VA2017500, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/bath-county-power-station-va2017500 (data as of October 1, 2026).