Public water system · VA3053360
ActiveHistoric Southside H. S. Education Cente
At a glance
Historic Southside H. S. Education Cente (PWSID VA3053360) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. It reports serving 77 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 5 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
77
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Historic Southside H. S. Education Cente compare with other water systems in Dinwiddie County?
By EPA's size categories, Historic Southside H. S. Education Cente is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Dinwiddie County has 22 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 664 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 14,600 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 Historic Southside H. S. Education Cente is well below 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 Historic Southside H. S. Education Cente?
EPA lists Historic Southside H. S. Education Cente 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 22 active systems in Dinwiddie County (36%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Historic Southside H. S. Education Cente have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2015. The violations listed here began between June 1979 and November 2015. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as archived and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-30 | Required treatment not metPublic Education · code 65 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2015-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1993-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 5 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.
Historic Southside H. S. Education Cente: frequently asked questions
Who runs Historic Southside H. S. Education Cente?
Historic Southside H. S. Education Cente (PWSID VA3053360) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Historic Southside H. S. Education Cente serve?
Historic Southside H. S. Education Cente reports serving 77 people through 1 service connection in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.
Where does Historic Southside H. S. Education Cente 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 Historic Southside H. S. Education Cente have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2015. 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 Historic Southside H. S. Education Cente'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 5 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Historic Southside H. S. Education Cente's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Historic Southside H. S. Education Cente 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 Dinwiddie County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dcwa Central | Dinwiddie | 7,418 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Vdh&T I-85 Rest Area | Dinwiddie | 1,480 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dinwiddie Senior High School | Dinwiddie | 1,200 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dinwiddie Middle School | Dinwiddie | 1,142 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Southside Elementary School | Dinwiddie | 565 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dinwiddie Elementary School | Dinwiddie | 486 | Non-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, “Historic Southside H. S. Education Cente, PWSID VA3053360, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/historic-southside-h-s-education-cente-va3053360 (data as of October 1, 2026).