Public water system · VA2125013
ActiveBlack Bear Creamery
At a glance
Black Bear Creamery (PWSID VA2125013) is an active transient non-community water system in Nelson County, Virginia. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. 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 April 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Black Bear Creamery compare with other water systems in Nelson County?
By EPA's size categories, Black Bear Creamery is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Nelson County has 38 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 404 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 15,345 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 Black Bear Creamery is about 65% 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 Black Bear Creamery?
EPA lists Black Bear Creamery 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 38 active systems in Nelson County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does Black Bear Creamery have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Black Bear Creamery: frequently asked questions
Who runs Black Bear Creamery?
Black Bear Creamery (PWSID VA2125013) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Black Bear Creamery serve?
Black Bear Creamery reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Nelson County, Virginia.
Where does Black Bear Creamery 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 Black Bear Creamery 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 April 2022. 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 Black Bear Creamery'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 April 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Black Bear Creamery's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Black Bear Creamery 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 Nelson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ncsa - Wintergreen | Nelson | 6,861 | Community | Surface water |
| Ncsa - Lovingston | Nelson | 2,493 | Community | Surface water |
| Stoney Creek Village | Nelson | 895 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ncsa - Schuyler | Nelson | 480 | Community | Surface water |
| Devils Backbone Brewing Company | Nelson | 460 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Rockfish River Elementary School | Nelson | 450 | 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, “Black Bear Creamery, PWSID VA2125013, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/black-bear-creamery-va2125013 (data as of October 1, 2026).