Public water system · VA5141355
ActiveDeer Run Campground
At a glance
Deer Run Campground (PWSID VA5141355) is an active transient non-community water system in Patrick County, Virginia. It reports serving 125 people through 102 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
125
Service connections
102
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Deer Run Campground compare with other water systems in Patrick County?
By EPA's size categories, Deer Run Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Patrick County has 29 active public water systems. Its population served is about 21% below the county average of 158 people per system, and accounts for 2.7% of the 4,569 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 Deer Run Campground is about 13% 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 Deer Run Campground?
EPA lists Deer Run Campground 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. 25 of the 29 active systems in Patrick County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Deer Run Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Deer Run Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Deer Run Campground?
Deer Run Campground (PWSID VA5141355) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Deer Run Campground serve?
Deer Run Campground reports serving 125 people through 102 service connections in Patrick County, Virginia.
Where does Deer Run Campground 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 Deer Run Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. 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 Deer Run Campground'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Deer Run Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Deer Run Campground 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 Patrick County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart, Town of | Patrick | 1,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Patrick County Psa | Patrick | 600 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Insight Textiles | Patrick | 300 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Groundhog Mountain Water & Sewer Company | Patrick | 227 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Robert'S Market | Patrick | 150 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Howell`S Grocery | Patrick | 150 | 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, “Deer Run Campground, PWSID VA5141355, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/deer-run-campground-va5141355 (data as of October 1, 2026).