Public water system · VA4075040
ActiveByrd Elementary School
At a glance
Byrd Elementary School (PWSID VA4075040) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Goochland County, Virginia. It reports serving 375 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
375
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Byrd Elementary School compare with other water systems in Goochland County?
By EPA's size categories, Byrd Elementary School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Goochland County has 38 active public water systems. Its population served is about 35% below the county average of 575 people per system, and accounts for 1.7% of the 21,841 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Virginia, the 2,420 active systems average 3,122 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Byrd Elementary School is about 13% below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Virginia has 443 active non-transient non-community water systems, 18% 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 Byrd Elementary School?
EPA lists Byrd Elementary School as owned by a local government. 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. 6 of the 38 active systems in Goochland County (16%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Byrd Elementary School have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2008. The violations listed here began between June 1979 and December 2008. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-12-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 2 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.
Byrd Elementary School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Byrd Elementary School?
Byrd Elementary School (PWSID VA4075040) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Byrd Elementary School serve?
Byrd Elementary School reports serving 375 people through 1 service connection in Goochland County, Virginia.
Where does Byrd Elementary School 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 Byrd Elementary School have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Byrd Elementary School'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2008. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Byrd Elementary School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Byrd Elementary School is a non-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 Goochland County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Goochland Central Water System | Goochland | 5,805 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Goochland Courthouse | Goochland | 3,068 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| I-64 Rest Area Ebl -Oilville | Goochland | 2,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| James River Correctional Ctr | Goochland | 1,810 | Community | Surface water |
| I-64 Rest Area Wbl-Oilville | Goochland | 1,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Manakin Farms | Goochland | 948 | 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, “Byrd Elementary School, PWSID VA4075040, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/byrd-elementary-school-va4075040 (data as of October 1, 2026).