Public water system · VA2165041
ActiveBrethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center
At a glance
Brethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center (PWSID VA2165041) is an active transient non-community water system in Rockingham 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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2009.
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 Brethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center compare with other water systems in Rockingham County?
By EPA's size categories, Brethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rockingham County has 53 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 545 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 28,894 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 Brethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center 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 Brethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center?
EPA lists Brethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center 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. 41 of the 53 active systems in Rockingham County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Brethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2009. The violations listed here began between July 2003 and July 2009. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-02-10 | Required treatment not metFailure to Filter (SWTR) · code 42 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2007-12-01 | 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 |
All 5 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.
Brethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Brethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center?
Brethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center (PWSID VA2165041) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Brethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center serve?
Brethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Rockingham County, Virginia.
Where does Brethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center 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 Brethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2009. 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 Brethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center'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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2009. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Brethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Brethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center 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 Rockingham County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater, Town of | Rockingham | 6,177 | Community | Surface water |
| Broadway, Town of | Rockingham | 4,015 | Community | Surface water |
| Grottoes, Town of | Rockingham | 3,328 | Community | Groundwater |
| Timberville, Town of | Rockingham | 2,963 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Elkton, Town of | Rockingham | 2,595 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dayton, Town of | Rockingham | 1,700 | Community | Surface water |
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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, “Brethren Woods Camp & Retreat Center, PWSID VA2165041, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/brethren-woods-camp-retreat-center-va2165041 (data as of October 1, 2026).