Public water system · VA5009404
ActiveLynchburg Nw/Blue Ridge Parkway Koa
At a glance
Lynchburg Nw/Blue Ridge Parkway Koa (PWSID VA5009404) is an active transient non-community water system in Amherst County, Virginia. It reports serving 103 people through 53 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2011.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
103
Service connections
53
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lynchburg Nw/Blue Ridge Parkway Koa compare with other water systems in Amherst County?
By EPA's size categories, Lynchburg Nw/Blue Ridge Parkway Koa is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Amherst County has 12 active public water systems, and Lynchburg Nw/Blue Ridge Parkway Koa is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,523 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 18,270 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 Lynchburg Nw/Blue Ridge Parkway Koa is about 28% 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 Lynchburg Nw/Blue Ridge Parkway Koa?
EPA lists Lynchburg Nw/Blue Ridge Parkway Koa 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. 10 of the 12 active systems in Amherst County (83%) are also privately owned.
Does Lynchburg Nw/Blue Ridge Parkway Koa have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2011. The violations listed here began between January 2006 and November 2011. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | 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 |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | 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.
Lynchburg Nw/Blue Ridge Parkway Koa: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lynchburg Nw/Blue Ridge Parkway Koa?
Lynchburg Nw/Blue Ridge Parkway Koa (PWSID VA5009404) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Lynchburg Nw/Blue Ridge Parkway Koa serve?
Lynchburg Nw/Blue Ridge Parkway Koa reports serving 103 people through 53 service connections in Amherst County, Virginia.
Where does Lynchburg Nw/Blue Ridge Parkway Koa 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 Lynchburg Nw/Blue Ridge Parkway Koa have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2011. 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 Lynchburg Nw/Blue Ridge Parkway Koa'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2011. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lynchburg Nw/Blue Ridge Parkway Koa's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lynchburg Nw/Blue Ridge Parkway Koa 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 Amherst County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst Co Service Authority (Acsa) | Amherst | 14,799 | Community | Surface water |
| Amherst, Town of | Amherst | 2,231 | Community | Surface water |
| Greif Riverville | Amherst | 324 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Apple Market | Amherst | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Crossroads Camp | Amherst | 184 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ukrop Conference Center | Amherst | 101 | 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, “Lynchburg Nw/Blue Ridge Parkway Koa, PWSID VA5009404, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/lynchburg-nw-blue-ridge-parkway-koa-va5009404 (data as of October 1, 2026).