Public water system · VA4073861
ActiveMachicomoco - Interpretive Peninsula
At a glance
Machicomoco - Interpretive Peninsula (PWSID VA4073861) is an active transient non-community water system in Gloucester County, Virginia. It reports serving 400 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
400
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Machicomoco - Interpretive Peninsula compare with other water systems in Gloucester County?
By EPA's size categories, Machicomoco - Interpretive Peninsula is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gloucester County has 29 active public water systems, and Machicomoco - Interpretive Peninsula is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 28% below the county average of 555 people per system, and accounts for 2.5% of the 16,106 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 Machicomoco - Interpretive Peninsula is about 178% 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 Machicomoco - Interpretive Peninsula?
EPA lists Machicomoco - Interpretive Peninsula 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. 19 of the 29 active systems in Gloucester County (66%) are also privately owned.
Does Machicomoco - Interpretive Peninsula have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2022 and July 2022. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Nitrate-Nitrite. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Machicomoco - Interpretive Peninsula: frequently asked questions
Who runs Machicomoco - Interpretive Peninsula?
Machicomoco - Interpretive Peninsula (PWSID VA4073861) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Machicomoco - Interpretive Peninsula serve?
Machicomoco - Interpretive Peninsula reports serving 400 people through 1 service connection in Gloucester County, Virginia.
Where does Machicomoco - Interpretive Peninsula 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 Machicomoco - Interpretive Peninsula have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. 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 Machicomoco - Interpretive Peninsula'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Machicomoco - Interpretive Peninsula's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Machicomoco - Interpretive Peninsula 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 Gloucester County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester County Water System | Gloucester | 10,754 | Community | Surface water |
| Peasley Middle School | Gloucester | 692 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bethel Elementary School | Gloucester | 542 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Rappahannock Community College | Gloucester | 528 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Pointers Food Mart | Gloucester | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Petsworth Elementary School | Gloucester | 368 | 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, “Machicomoco - Interpretive Peninsula, PWSID VA4073861, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/machicomoco-interpretive-peninsula-va4073861 (data as of October 1, 2026).