Public water system · VA4085427

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Hunting Hawk

At a glance

Hunting Hawk (PWSID VA4085427) is an active transient non-community water system in Hanover County, Virginia. It reports serving 120 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

120

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDVA4085427

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served120

Service connections2

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyVA state drinking water program

City served—

StateVirginia

ZIP—

CountyHanover County

How does Hunting Hawk compare with other water systems in Hanover County?

By EPA's size categories, Hunting Hawk is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hanover County has 38 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,757 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 66,775 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 Hunting Hawk is about 17% below 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 Hunting Hawk?

EPA lists Hunting Hawk 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. 24 of the 38 active systems in Hanover County (63%) are also privately owned.

Does Hunting Hawk have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. The violations listed here began between July 2006 and December 2023. By type: 4 contaminant level above the legal limit, 3 monitoring, 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved. 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
2023-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2020-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	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
2013-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2010-12-22	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2010-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2010-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2007-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2006-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved

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.

Hunting Hawk: frequently asked questions

Who runs Hunting Hawk?

Hunting Hawk (PWSID VA4085427) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.

How many people does Hunting Hawk serve?

Hunting Hawk reports serving 120 people through 2 service connections in Hanover County, Virginia.

Where does Hunting Hawk 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 Hunting Hawk have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. 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 Hunting Hawk'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; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Hunting Hawk's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Hunting Hawk 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 Hanover County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Hanover Suburban Water System	Hanover	57,931	Community	Surface water
Hanover Courthouse	Hanover	1,068	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Montpelier Shops	Hanover	965	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Calvary Pentecostal Camp	Hanover	950	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
South Anna Elementary School	Hanover	711	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Rural Point Elementary School	Hanover	580	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, “Hunting Hawk, PWSID VA4085427, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/hunting-hawk-va4085427 (data as of October 1, 2026).