Public water system · VA4103150
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At a glance
Brightwaters (PWSID VA4103150) is an active transient non-community water system in Lancaster County, Virginia. It reports serving 38 people through 24 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
38
Service connections
24
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Brightwaters compare with other water systems in Lancaster County?
By EPA's size categories, Brightwaters is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lancaster County has 18 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 194 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 3,483 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 Brightwaters 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 Brightwaters?
EPA lists Brightwaters 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. 16 of the 18 active systems in Lancaster County (89%) are also privately owned.
Does Brightwaters have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2017. The violations listed here began between June 1977 and September 2017. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1977-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 1977-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | 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.
Brightwaters: frequently asked questions
Who runs Brightwaters?
Brightwaters (PWSID VA4103150) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Brightwaters serve?
Brightwaters reports serving 38 people through 24 service connections in Lancaster County, Virginia.
Where does Brightwaters 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 Brightwaters have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2017. 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 Brightwaters' 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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Brightwaters' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Brightwaters 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 Lancaster County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmarnock, Town of | Lancaster | 1,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rappahannock Westminster Canterbury | Lancaster | 461 | Community | Groundwater |
| Corrotoman By the Bay | Lancaster | 358 | Community | Groundwater |
| Heritage Point | Lancaster | 187 | Community | Groundwater |
| Foundation for Historic Christ Church | Lancaster | 150 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Kc`S Crabs and Cues | Lancaster | 100 | 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, “Brightwaters, PWSID VA4103150, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/brightwaters-va4103150 (data as of October 1, 2026).