Public water system · VA6137500

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Orange, Town of

At a glance

Town of Orange (PWSID VA6137500) is an active community water system in Orange County, Virginia. It reports serving 5,022 people through 2,206 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024.

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

Population served

5,022

Service connections

2,206

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDVA6137500

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served5,022

Service connections2,206

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyVA state drinking water program

City served—

StateVirginia

ZIP—

CountyOrange County

How does Town of Orange compare with other water systems in Orange County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Orange is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Orange County has 19 active public water systems, and Town of Orange is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.9 times the county average of 1,289 people per system, and accounts for 21% of the 24,484 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Virginia, the 2,420 active systems average 3,122 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Town of Orange is about 25% below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Virginia has 844 active community water systems, 35% of the state's 2,420 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 110 Virginia systems (4.5%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Town of Orange?

EPA lists Town of Orange 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. 8 of the 19 active systems in Orange County (42%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Orange have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between June 1984 and April 2024. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (3 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 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
2024-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2024-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2014-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2005-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	Yes	Resolved
2004-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	Yes	Resolved
2004-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Carbon, totalcode 2920	No	Resolved
2004-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	Yes	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Carbon, totalcode 2920	No	Resolved
2003-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1984-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Fluoridecode 1025	No	Archived
1984-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Seleniumcode 1045	No	Archived

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.

Town of Orange: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Orange?

Town of Orange (PWSID VA6137500) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.

How many people does Town of Orange serve?

Town of Orange reports serving 5,022 people through 2,206 service connections in Orange County, Virginia.

Where does Town of Orange get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Town of Orange have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. 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 Town of Orange'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, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Town of Orange's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Orange must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Orange County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Wilderness	Orange	13,274	Community	Surface water
Gordonsville, Town of	Orange	1,800	Community	Purchased surface water
Locust Grove Primary-Elementary School	Orange	951	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Locust Grove Town Center	Orange	560	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Rsa Route 20	Orange	390	Community	Groundwater
Unionville Elementary School	Orange	385	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, “Orange, Town of, PWSID VA6137500, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/orange-town-of-va6137500 (data as of October 1, 2026).