Public water system · VA4075285
ActiveOld Central High School
At a glance
Old Central High School (PWSID VA4075285) is an active transient non-community water system in Goochland County, Virginia. It reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Old Central High School compare with other water systems in Goochland County?
By EPA's size categories, Old Central High School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Goochland County has 38 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 575 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 21,841 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 Old Central High School is about half of 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 Old Central High School?
EPA lists Old Central High School as owned by a local 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. 6 of the 38 active systems in Goochland County (16%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Old Central High School have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. The violations listed here began between June 1979 and July 2018. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Nitrate. EPA lists 1 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
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.
Old Central High School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Old Central High School?
Old Central High School (PWSID VA4075285) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Old Central High School serve?
Old Central High School reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection in Goochland County, Virginia.
Where does Old Central High School 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 Old Central High School 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 2018. 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 Old Central High School'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 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Old Central High School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Old Central High School 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 Goochland County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Goochland Central Water System | Goochland | 5,805 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Goochland Courthouse | Goochland | 3,068 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| I-64 Rest Area Ebl -Oilville | Goochland | 2,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| James River Correctional Ctr | Goochland | 1,810 | Community | Surface water |
| I-64 Rest Area Wbl-Oilville | Goochland | 1,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Manakin Farms | Goochland | 948 | 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, “Old Central High School, PWSID VA4075285, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/old-central-high-school-va4075285 (data as of October 1, 2026).