Public water system · VA4057150
ActiveCottage Row
At a glance
Cottage Row (PWSID VA4057150) is an active community water system in Essex County, Virginia. It reports serving 120 people through 30 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2003.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
120
Service connections
30
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Cottage Row compare with other water systems in Essex County?
By EPA's size categories, Cottage Row is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Essex County has 21 active public water systems, and Cottage Row is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 41% below the county average of 204 people per system, and accounts for 2.8% of the 4,274 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Virginia, the 2,420 active systems average 3,122 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Cottage Row is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Virginia has 844 active community water systems, 35% 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 Cottage Row?
EPA lists Cottage Row 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. 20 of the 21 active systems in Essex County (95%) are also privately owned.
Does Cottage Row have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2003. The violations listed here began between January 1992 and May 2003. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 3 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1999-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1999-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Cottage Row: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cottage Row?
Cottage Row (PWSID VA4057150) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Cottage Row serve?
Cottage Row reports serving 120 people through 30 service connections in Essex County, Virginia.
Where does Cottage Row 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 Cottage Row have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2003. 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 Cottage Row'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 6 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2003. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cottage Row's water quality report?
As a community water system, Cottage Row must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Essex County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tappahannock, Town of | Essex | 2,375 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gwynnfield Subdivision | Essex | 398 | Community | Groundwater |
| Va American South Hill Banks | Essex | 183 | Community | Groundwater |
| Aylett Country Day School | Essex | 175 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Vcu Health Tappahannock Hospital | Essex | 150 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Watts & Sons Supermarket | Essex | 110 | 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, “Cottage Row, PWSID VA4057150, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/cottage-row-va4057150 (data as of October 1, 2026).