Public water system · VA4193125
ActiveBevans Oyster Company
At a glance
Bevans Oyster Company (PWSID VA4193125) is an active transient non-community water system in Westmoreland County, Virginia. It reports serving 75 people through 6 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 July 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bevans Oyster Company compare with other water systems in Westmoreland County?
By EPA's size categories, Bevans Oyster Company is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Westmoreland County has 41 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 408 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 16,724 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Virginia, the 2,420 active systems average 3,122 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bevans Oyster Company is about half of that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Virginia has 1,133 active transient non-community water systems, 47% 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 Bevans Oyster Company?
EPA lists Bevans Oyster Company 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. 30 of the 41 active systems in Westmoreland County (73%) are also privately owned.
Does Bevans Oyster Company have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2008. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Bevans Oyster Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bevans Oyster Company?
Bevans Oyster Company (PWSID VA4193125) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Bevans Oyster Company serve?
Bevans Oyster Company reports serving 75 people through 6 service connections in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
Where does Bevans Oyster Company 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 Bevans Oyster Company 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 July 2008. 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 Bevans Oyster Company'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 July 2008. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bevans Oyster Company's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bevans Oyster Company is a 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 Westmoreland County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Beach, Town of | Westmoreland | 3,875 | Community | Groundwater |
| Potomac Westmoreland Shores | Westmoreland | 1,743 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cabin Point and Glebe Harbour | Westmoreland | 1,450 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stratford Harbour | Westmoreland | 1,230 | Community | Groundwater |
| Montross, Town of | Westmoreland | 1,163 | Community | Groundwater |
| Placid Bay Estates | Westmoreland | 946 | 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, “Bevans Oyster Company, PWSID VA4193125, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/bevans-oyster-company-va4193125 (data as of October 1, 2026).