Public water system · VA4193328
ActiveCople Elementary School
At a glance
Cople Elementary School (PWSID VA4193328) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Westmoreland County, Virginia. It reports serving 451 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 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2006.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
451
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cople Elementary School compare with other water systems in Westmoreland County?
By EPA's size categories, Cople Elementary School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Westmoreland County has 41 active public water systems. Its population served is about 11% above the county average of 408 people per system, and accounts for 2.7% of the 16,724 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 Cople Elementary School is roughly in line with 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 Cople Elementary School?
EPA lists Cople 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 41 active systems in Westmoreland County (15%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Cople Elementary School have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2006. The violations listed here began between June 1979 and May 2006. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-05-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1997-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Cople Elementary School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cople Elementary School?
Cople Elementary School (PWSID VA4193328) 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 Cople Elementary School serve?
Cople Elementary School reports serving 451 people through 1 service connection in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
Where does Cople 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 Cople Elementary School have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2006. 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 Cople 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 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2006. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cople Elementary School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cople 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 Westmoreland County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Beach, Town of | Westmoreland | 3,875 | Community | Groundwater |
| Potomac Westmoreland Shores | Westmoreland | 1,743 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cabin Point and Glebe Harbour | Westmoreland | 1,450 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stratford Harbour | Westmoreland | 1,230 | Community | Groundwater |
| Montross, Town of | Westmoreland | 1,163 | Community | Groundwater |
| Placid Bay Estates | Westmoreland | 946 | 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, “Cople Elementary School, PWSID VA4193328, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/cople-elementary-school-va4193328 (data as of October 1, 2026).