Public water system · VA3181565
ActiveGrays Creek Marina
At a glance
Grays Creek Marina (PWSID VA3181565) is an active transient non-community water system in Surry County, Virginia. It reports serving 204 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
204
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Grays Creek Marina compare with other water systems in Surry County?
By EPA's size categories, Grays Creek Marina is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Surry County has 21 active public water systems. Its population served is about 25% below the county average of 273 people per system, and accounts for 3.6% of the 5,741 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 Grays Creek Marina is about 42% 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 Grays Creek Marina?
EPA lists Grays Creek Marina as owned by a local government. 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. 8 of the 21 active systems in Surry County (38%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Grays Creek Marina have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2019. The violations listed here began between January 2008 and September 2019. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as archived and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2008-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Grays Creek Marina: frequently asked questions
Who runs Grays Creek Marina?
Grays Creek Marina (PWSID VA3181565) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Grays Creek Marina serve?
Grays Creek Marina reports serving 204 people through 1 service connection in Surry County, Virginia.
Where does Grays Creek Marina 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 Grays Creek Marina have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2019. 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 Grays Creek Marina'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Grays Creek Marina's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Grays Creek Marina 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 Surry County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surry Schools | Surry | 1,153 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Surry Power Station | Surry | 950 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Surry, Town of | Surry | 490 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dendron, Town of | Surry | 360 | Community | Groundwater |
| Claremont, Town of | Surry | 327 | Community | Groundwater |
| Camp Pipsico Lions I (Main) | Surry | 300 | 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, “Grays Creek Marina, PWSID VA3181565, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/grays-creek-marina-va3181565 (data as of October 1, 2026).