Public water system · VA1021172
ActiveBig Walker Motel
At a glance
Big Walker Motel (PWSID VA1021172) is an active transient non-community water system in Bland County, Virginia. It reports serving 25 people through 20 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
20
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Big Walker Motel compare with other water systems in Bland County?
By EPA's size categories, Big Walker Motel is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bland County has 6 active public water systems, and Big Walker Motel is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 454 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 2,721 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 Big Walker Motel is well below 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 Big Walker Motel?
EPA lists Big Walker Motel 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. 3 of the 6 active systems in Bland County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does Big Walker Motel have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020. The violations listed here began between July 2002 and December 2020. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | 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.
Big Walker Motel: frequently asked questions
Who runs Big Walker Motel?
Big Walker Motel (PWSID VA1021172) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Big Walker Motel serve?
Big Walker Motel reports serving 25 people through 20 service connections in Bland County, Virginia.
Where does Big Walker Motel 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 Big Walker Motel have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020. 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 Big Walker Motel'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Big Walker Motel's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Big Walker Motel 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 Bland County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Gap/Bastian Regional | Bland | 985 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bland Correctional Center | Bland | 750 | Community | Surface water |
| Bland Community Water System | Bland | 490 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Abb Power T & D Company, Inc.. | Bland | 430 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Deer Run Water Company, Inc. | Bland | 41 | 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, “Big Walker Motel, PWSID VA1021172, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/big-walker-motel-va1021172 (data as of October 1, 2026).