Public water system · VA5029070
ActiveBear Garden Generating Station
At a glance
Bear Garden Generating Station (PWSID VA5029070) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Buckingham County, Virginia. It reports serving 25 people through 3 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 October 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bear Garden Generating Station compare with other water systems in Buckingham County?
By EPA's size categories, Bear Garden Generating Station is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Buckingham County has 13 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 563 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 7,322 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 Bear Garden Generating 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 Bear Garden Generating Station?
EPA lists Bear Garden Generating 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. 10 of the 13 active systems in Buckingham County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Bear Garden Generating Station have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Lead and Copper Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
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.
Bear Garden Generating Station: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bear Garden Generating Station?
Bear Garden Generating Station (PWSID VA5029070) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Bear Garden Generating Station serve?
Bear Garden Generating Station reports serving 25 people through 3 service connections in Buckingham County, Virginia.
Where does Bear Garden Generating 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 Bear Garden Generating Station 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 October 2018. 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 Bear Garden Generating 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bear Garden Generating Station's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bear Garden Generating 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 Buckingham County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckingham Co Water System | Buckingham | 5,759 | Community | Surface water |
| The Bridge Ministry | Buckingham | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| James River State Park | Buckingham | 236 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Nazarene Camp | Buckingham | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary | Buckingham | 150 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ali'S Marketplace | Buckingham | 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, “Bear Garden Generating Station, PWSID VA5029070, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/bear-garden-generating-station-va5029070 (data as of October 1, 2026).