Public water system · VA6179120
ActiveColes Trip - Arrowhead
At a glance
Coles Trip - Arrowhead (PWSID VA6179120) is an active transient non-community water system in Stafford County, Virginia. It reports serving 100 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Coles Trip - Arrowhead compare with other water systems in Stafford County?
By EPA's size categories, Coles Trip - Arrowhead is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Stafford County has 12 active public water systems, and Coles Trip - Arrowhead is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 10,443 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 125,312 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 Coles Trip - Arrowhead is about 31% 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 Coles Trip - Arrowhead?
EPA lists Coles Trip - Arrowhead 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. 8 of the 12 active systems in Stafford County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Coles Trip - Arrowhead have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015. The violations listed here began between June 1979 and January 2015. By type: 6 contaminant level above the legal limit and 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (10 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2012-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2007-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2005-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 11 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.
Coles Trip - Arrowhead: frequently asked questions
Who runs Coles Trip - Arrowhead?
Coles Trip - Arrowhead (PWSID VA6179120) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Coles Trip - Arrowhead serve?
Coles Trip - Arrowhead reports serving 100 people through 4 service connections in Stafford County, Virginia.
Where does Coles Trip - Arrowhead 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 Coles Trip - Arrowhead have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015. 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 Coles Trip - Arrowhead'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 11 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Coles Trip - Arrowhead's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Coles Trip - Arrowhead 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 Stafford County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford County Utilities | Stafford | 123,684 | Community | Surface water |
| Hartwood Elementary School | Stafford | 779 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Potomac Point Winery | Stafford | 267 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Coles Trip - Ross | Stafford | 120 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Gauntlet Golf Club | Stafford | 100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hidden Lane MHP | Stafford | 100 | 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, “Coles Trip - Arrowhead, PWSID VA6179120, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/coles-trip-arrowhead-va6179120 (data as of October 1, 2026).