Public water system · VA6177035
ActiveBerkeley Elementary
At a glance
Berkeley Elementary (PWSID VA6177035) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. It reports serving 412 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2011.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
412
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Berkeley Elementary compare with other water systems in Spotsylvania County?
By EPA's size categories, Berkeley Elementary is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Spotsylvania County has 36 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,956 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 106,400 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 Berkeley Elementary is roughly in line with 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 Berkeley Elementary?
EPA lists Berkeley Elementary as owned by a local government. 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. 11 of the 36 active systems in Spotsylvania County (31%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Berkeley Elementary have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2011. The violations listed here began between June 1979 and November 2011. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 5 as archived and 1 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1993-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1993-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1993-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1991-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
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.
Berkeley Elementary: frequently asked questions
Who runs Berkeley Elementary?
Berkeley Elementary (PWSID VA6177035) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Berkeley Elementary serve?
Berkeley Elementary reports serving 412 people through 1 service connection in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
Where does Berkeley Elementary 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 Berkeley Elementary have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 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 Berkeley Elementary'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; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2011. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Berkeley Elementary's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Berkeley Elementary 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 Spotsylvania County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotsylvania County Utilities | Spotsylvania | 95,686 | Community | Surface water |
| Lake Wilderness | Spotsylvania | 2,513 | Community | Groundwater |
| Spotsy Co Hs (Incl Post Oak Ms) | Spotsylvania | 2,000 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Wilderness Camping Resorts | Spotsylvania | 1,545 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lake Anna State Park - Sections A & B | Spotsylvania | 815 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Livingston Elementary School | Spotsylvania | 556 | Non-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, “Berkeley Elementary, PWSID VA6177035, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/berkeley-elementary-va6177035 (data as of October 1, 2026).