Public water system · VA5025320
ActiveI-85 Rest Area-South Bound Lane
At a glance
I-85 Rest Area-South Bound Lane (PWSID VA5025320) is an active transient non-community water system in Brunswick County, Virginia. It reports serving 1,300 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,300
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does I-85 Rest Area-South Bound Lane compare with other water systems in Brunswick County?
By EPA's size categories, I-85 Rest Area-South Bound Lane is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Brunswick County has 18 active public water systems, and I-85 Rest Area-South Bound Lane is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 124% above the county average of 579 people per system, and accounts for 12% of the 10,426 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 I-85 Rest Area-South Bound Lane is about 9 times 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 I-85 Rest Area-South Bound Lane?
EPA lists I-85 Rest Area-South Bound Lane as owned by a state 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. 2 of the 18 active systems in Brunswick County (11%) are also owned by a state government.
Does I-85 Rest Area-South Bound Lane have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023. The violations listed here began between June 1977 and August 2023. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Total coliform bacteria (TCR), Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium) and Combined Radium (-226 and -228). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1985-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1977-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 1977-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | 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.
I-85 Rest Area-South Bound Lane: frequently asked questions
Who runs I-85 Rest Area-South Bound Lane?
I-85 Rest Area-South Bound Lane (PWSID VA5025320) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does I-85 Rest Area-South Bound Lane serve?
I-85 Rest Area-South Bound Lane reports serving 1,300 people through 1 service connection in Brunswick County, Virginia.
Where does I-85 Rest Area-South Bound Lane 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 I-85 Rest Area-South Bound Lane have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 I-85 Rest Area-South Bound Lane'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find I-85 Rest Area-South Bound Lane's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. I-85 Rest Area-South Bound Lane 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 Brunswick County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrenceville, Town of | Brunswick | 4,806 | Community | Surface water |
| I-85 Rest Area-North Bound Lane | Brunswick | 1,300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Brunswick Ida - North | Brunswick | 1,035 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Meherrin Powellton Elementary School | Brunswick | 400 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Brodnax, Town of | Brunswick | 317 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Alberta, Town of | Brunswick | 300 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “I-85 Rest Area-South Bound Lane, PWSID VA5025320, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/i-85-rest-area-south-bound-lane-va5025320 (data as of October 1, 2026).