Public water system · VA4073330
ActiveGloucester Moose Family #886
At a glance
Gloucester Moose Family #886 (PWSID VA4073330) is an active transient non-community water system in Gloucester County, Virginia. It reports serving 250 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
250
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Gloucester Moose Family #886 compare with other water systems in Gloucester County?
By EPA's size categories, Gloucester Moose Family #886 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gloucester County has 29 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 555 people per system, and accounts for 1.6% of the 16,106 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 Gloucester Moose Family #886 is about 74% above 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 Gloucester Moose Family #886?
EPA lists Gloucester Moose Family #886 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. 19 of the 29 active systems in Gloucester County (66%) are also privately owned.
Does Gloucester Moose Family #886 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between October 2002 and July 2024. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (8 of them). EPA lists 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2002-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 11 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.
Gloucester Moose Family #886: frequently asked questions
Who runs Gloucester Moose Family #886?
Gloucester Moose Family #886 (PWSID VA4073330) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Gloucester Moose Family #886 serve?
Gloucester Moose Family #886 reports serving 250 people through 1 service connection in Gloucester County, Virginia.
Where does Gloucester Moose Family #886 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 Gloucester Moose Family #886 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Gloucester Moose Family #886'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Gloucester Moose Family #886's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Gloucester Moose Family #886 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 Gloucester County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester County Water System | Gloucester | 10,754 | Community | Surface water |
| Peasley Middle School | Gloucester | 692 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bethel Elementary School | Gloucester | 542 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Rappahannock Community College | Gloucester | 528 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Pointers Food Mart | Gloucester | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Machicomoco - Interpretive Peninsula | Gloucester | 400 | 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, “Gloucester Moose Family #886, PWSID VA4073330, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/gloucester-moose-family-886-va4073330 (data as of October 1, 2026).