Public water system · VA2005630
ActiveMorris Hill - Corps
At a glance
Morris Hill - Corps (PWSID VA2005630) is an active transient non-community water system in Alleghany County, Virginia. It reports serving 50 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Morris Hill - Corps compare with other water systems in Alleghany County?
By EPA's size categories, Morris Hill - Corps is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Alleghany County has 16 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 885 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 14,153 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 Morris Hill - Corps is about 65% 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 Morris Hill - Corps?
EPA lists Morris Hill - Corps as owned by the federal 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. 3 of the 16 active systems in Alleghany County (19%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Morris Hill - Corps have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between June 1977 and October 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium) and Combined Radium (-226 and -228). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 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 3 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.
Morris Hill - Corps: frequently asked questions
Who runs Morris Hill - Corps?
Morris Hill - Corps (PWSID VA2005630) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Morris Hill - Corps serve?
Morris Hill - Corps reports serving 50 people through 6 service connections in Alleghany County, Virginia.
Where does Morris Hill - Corps 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 Morris Hill - Corps have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. 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 Morris Hill - Corps' 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Morris Hill - Corps' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Morris Hill - Corps 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 Alleghany County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Forge, Town of | Alleghany | 3,884 | Community | Surface water |
| Pounding Mill | Alleghany | 1,965 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Selma / Low Moor / Valley Ridge | Alleghany | 1,884 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Cliftondale Park/ Wilson Creek/ Sharon | Alleghany | 1,860 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Intervale/Clearwater Park | Alleghany | 1,332 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Rosedale/Callaghan | Alleghany | 858 | 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, “Morris Hill - Corps, PWSID VA2005630, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/morris-hill-corps-va2005630 (data as of October 1, 2026).