Public water system · VA6179585
ActivePayne`S Landing
At a glance
Payne`S Landing (PWSID VA6179585) is an active transient non-community water system in Stafford County, Virginia. It reports serving 27 people through 24 service connections. 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 January 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
27
Service connections
24
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Payne`S Landing compare with other water systems in Stafford County?
By EPA's size categories, Payne`S Landing is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Stafford County has 12 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 10,443 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 125,312 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 Payne`S Landing is well 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 Payne`S Landing?
EPA lists Payne`S Landing 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. 8 of the 12 active systems in Stafford County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Payne`S Landing have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between April 2020 and January 2026. By type: 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2020-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Payne`S Landing: frequently asked questions
Who runs Payne`S Landing?
Payne`S Landing (PWSID VA6179585) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Payne`S Landing serve?
Payne`S Landing reports serving 27 people through 24 service connections in Stafford County, Virginia.
Where does Payne`S Landing 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 Payne`S Landing have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Payne`S Landing'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 January 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Payne`S Landing's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Payne`S Landing 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 Stafford County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford County Utilities | Stafford | 123,684 | Community | Surface water |
| Hartwood Elementary School | Stafford | 779 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Potomac Point Winery | Stafford | 267 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Coles Trip - Ross | Stafford | 120 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Gauntlet Golf Club | Stafford | 100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hidden Lane MHP | Stafford | 100 | 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, “Payne`S Landing, PWSID VA6179585, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/payne-s-landing-va6179585 (data as of October 1, 2026).