Public water system · VA2125056
ActiveDevils Backbone Brewing Company
At a glance
Devils Backbone Brewing Company (PWSID VA2125056) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Nelson County, Virginia. It reports serving 460 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
460
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Devils Backbone Brewing Company compare with other water systems in Nelson County?
By EPA's size categories, Devils Backbone Brewing Company is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Nelson County has 38 active public water systems, and Devils Backbone Brewing Company is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 14% above the county average of 404 people per system, and accounts for 3% of the 15,345 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 Devils Backbone Brewing Company 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 Devils Backbone Brewing Company?
EPA lists Devils Backbone Brewing Company 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. 30 of the 38 active systems in Nelson County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does Devils Backbone Brewing Company have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2009 and December 2024. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-11-09 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-11-09 | ReportingReporting, Assessment Forms (RTCR) · code 4A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-05-10 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
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.
Devils Backbone Brewing Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Devils Backbone Brewing Company?
Devils Backbone Brewing Company (PWSID VA2125056) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Devils Backbone Brewing Company serve?
Devils Backbone Brewing Company reports serving 460 people through 6 service connections in Nelson County, Virginia.
Where does Devils Backbone Brewing Company 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 Devils Backbone Brewing Company have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. 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 Devils Backbone Brewing Company'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Devils Backbone Brewing Company's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Devils Backbone Brewing Company 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 Nelson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ncsa - Wintergreen | Nelson | 6,861 | Community | Surface water |
| Ncsa - Lovingston | Nelson | 2,493 | Community | Surface water |
| Stoney Creek Village | Nelson | 895 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ncsa - Schuyler | Nelson | 480 | Community | Surface water |
| Rockfish River Elementary School | Nelson | 450 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Nelson County - Piney River | Nelson | 405 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Devils Backbone Brewing Company, PWSID VA2125056, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/devils-backbone-brewing-company-va2125056 (data as of October 1, 2026).