Public water system · VA2003255
ActiveEarlysville Forest
At a glance
Earlysville Forest (PWSID VA2003255) is an active community water system in Albemarle County, Virginia. It reports serving 488 people through 196 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
488
Service connections
196
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Earlysville Forest compare with other water systems in Albemarle County?
By EPA's size categories, Earlysville Forest is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Albemarle County has 63 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,634 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 102,924 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 Earlysville Forest 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 Earlysville Forest?
EPA lists Earlysville Forest 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. 41 of the 63 active systems in Albemarle County (65%) are also privately owned.
Does Earlysville Forest have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. The violations listed here began between January 1992 and January 2020. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived and 3 as resolved. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Archived |
| 2006-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2003-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 7 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.
Earlysville Forest: frequently asked questions
Who runs Earlysville Forest?
Earlysville Forest (PWSID VA2003255) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Earlysville Forest serve?
Earlysville Forest reports serving 488 people through 196 service connections in Albemarle County, Virginia.
Where does Earlysville Forest 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 Earlysville Forest have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. 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 Earlysville Forest'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 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Earlysville Forest's water quality report?
As a community water system, Earlysville Forest 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 Albemarle County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acsa Urban Area | Albemarle | 77,408 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Acsa Crozet | Albemarle | 12,415 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| I64 Rest Area Ebl | Albemarle | 1,001 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| I64 Rest Area Wbl | Albemarle | 1,001 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Acsa Scottsville | Albemarle | 710 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Chris Greene Lake - Park Side | Albemarle | 635 | 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, “Earlysville Forest, PWSID VA2003255, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/earlysville-forest-va2003255 (data as of October 1, 2026).