Public water system · VA2003537

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Northridge Preschool

At a glance

Northridge Preschool (PWSID VA2003537) is an active transient non-community water system in Albemarle County, Virginia. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDVA2003537

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served50

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyVA state drinking water program

City served—

StateVirginia

ZIP—

CountyAlbemarle County

How does Northridge Preschool compare with other water systems in Albemarle County?

By EPA's size categories, Northridge Preschool is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Albemarle County has 63 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,634 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 102,924 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 Northridge Preschool 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 Northridge Preschool?

EPA lists Northridge Preschool 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. 41 of the 63 active systems in Albemarle County (65%) are also privately owned.

Does Northridge Preschool have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between July 2018 and March 2026. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 4 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2026-03-27	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Unaddressed
2025-06-06	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2025-02-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038	No	Resolved
2025-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2024-04-25	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2024-03-21	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2022-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2020-02-13	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2019-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-10-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2018-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Northridge Preschool: frequently asked questions

Who runs Northridge Preschool?

Northridge Preschool (PWSID VA2003537) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.

How many people does Northridge Preschool serve?

Northridge Preschool reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Albemarle County, Virginia.

Where does Northridge Preschool 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 Northridge Preschool have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. 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 Northridge Preschool'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Northridge Preschool's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Northridge Preschool 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 Albemarle County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Acsa Urban Area	Albemarle	77,408	Community	Purchased surface water
Acsa Crozet	Albemarle	12,415	Community	Purchased surface water
I64 Rest Area Wbl	Albemarle	1,001	Transient non-community	Groundwater
I64 Rest Area Ebl	Albemarle	1,001	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Acsa Scottsville	Albemarle	710	Community	Purchased surface water
Chris Greene Lake - Park Side	Albemarle	635	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, “Northridge Preschool, PWSID VA2003537, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/northridge-preschool-va2003537 (data as of October 1, 2026).