Public water system · VA3181187
ActiveCamp Pipsico Lions I (Main)
At a glance
Camp Pipsico Lions I (Main) (PWSID VA3181187) is an active transient non-community water system in Surry County, Virginia. It reports serving 300 people through 17 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
300
Service connections
17
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Camp Pipsico Lions I (Main) compare with other water systems in Surry County?
By EPA's size categories, Camp Pipsico Lions I (Main) is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Surry County has 21 active public water systems, and Camp Pipsico Lions I (Main) is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 273 people per system, and accounts for 5.2% of the 5,741 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 Camp Pipsico Lions I (Main) is about twice 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 Camp Pipsico Lions I (Main)?
EPA lists Camp Pipsico Lions I (Main) 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. 10 of the 21 active systems in Surry County (48%) are also privately owned.
Does Camp Pipsico Lions I (Main) have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. The violations listed here began between January 2003 and July 2017. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 8 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.
Camp Pipsico Lions I (Main): frequently asked questions
Who runs Camp Pipsico Lions I (Main)?
Camp Pipsico Lions I (Main) (PWSID VA3181187) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Camp Pipsico Lions I (Main) serve?
Camp Pipsico Lions I (Main) reports serving 300 people through 17 service connections in Surry County, Virginia.
Where does Camp Pipsico Lions I (Main) 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 Camp Pipsico Lions I (Main) have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Camp Pipsico Lions I (Main)'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 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Camp Pipsico Lions I (Main)'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Camp Pipsico Lions I (Main) 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 Surry County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surry Schools | Surry | 1,153 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Surry Power Station | Surry | 950 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Surry, Town of | Surry | 490 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dendron, Town of | Surry | 360 | Community | Groundwater |
| Claremont, Town of | Surry | 327 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chippokes State Park-Plantation | Surry | 229 | 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, “Camp Pipsico Lions I (Main), PWSID VA3181187, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/camp-pipsico-lions-i-main-va3181187 (data as of October 1, 2026).