Public water system · VA6047014
ActiveBell Nursery - Culpeper
At a glance
Bell Nursery - Culpeper (PWSID VA6047014) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Culpeper County, Virginia. It reports serving 120 people through 1 service connection. 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 April 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
120
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bell Nursery - Culpeper compare with other water systems in Culpeper County?
By EPA's size categories, Bell Nursery - Culpeper is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Culpeper County has 43 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 633 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 27,213 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 Bell Nursery - Culpeper 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 Bell Nursery - Culpeper?
EPA lists Bell Nursery - Culpeper 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. 39 of the 43 active systems in Culpeper County (91%) are also privately owned.
Does Bell Nursery - Culpeper have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between October 2005 and April 2024. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-10 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-09-26 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Bell Nursery - Culpeper: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bell Nursery - Culpeper?
Bell Nursery - Culpeper (PWSID VA6047014) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Bell Nursery - Culpeper serve?
Bell Nursery - Culpeper reports serving 120 people through 1 service connection in Culpeper County, Virginia.
Where does Bell Nursery - Culpeper 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 Bell Nursery - Culpeper have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. 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 Bell Nursery - Culpeper'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 April 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bell Nursery - Culpeper's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bell Nursery - Culpeper 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 Culpeper County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culpeper, Town of | Culpeper | 21,184 | Community | Surface water |
| Coffeewood Correctional Center | Culpeper | 2,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Verdun Adventure Bound | Culpeper | 253 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Camp Happyland | Culpeper | 250 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| South Wales Golf Course | Culpeper | 220 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dutch Hollow Subdivision | Culpeper | 200 | 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, “Bell Nursery - Culpeper, PWSID VA6047014, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/bell-nursery-culpeper-va6047014 (data as of October 1, 2026).