Public water system · VA6059626
ActivePeterson'S Ice Cream Depot
At a glance
Peterson'S Ice Cream Depot (PWSID VA6059626) is an active transient non-community water system in Fairfax County, Virginia. It reports serving 105 people through 2 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 October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
105
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Peterson'S Ice Cream Depot compare with other water systems in Fairfax County?
By EPA's size categories, Peterson'S Ice Cream Depot is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Fairfax County has 43 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 30,570 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,314,517 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 Peterson'S Ice Cream Depot is about 27% 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 Peterson'S Ice Cream Depot?
EPA lists Peterson'S Ice Cream Depot 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. 18 of the 43 active systems in Fairfax County (42%) are also privately owned.
Does Peterson'S Ice Cream Depot have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2025 and October 2025. By type: 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved. 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 |
| 2025-01-01 | 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.
Peterson'S Ice Cream Depot: frequently asked questions
Who runs Peterson'S Ice Cream Depot?
Peterson'S Ice Cream Depot (PWSID VA6059626) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Peterson'S Ice Cream Depot serve?
Peterson'S Ice Cream Depot reports serving 105 people through 2 service connections in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Where does Peterson'S Ice Cream Depot 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 Peterson'S Ice Cream Depot have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 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 Peterson'S Ice Cream Depot'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 October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Peterson'S Ice Cream Depot's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Peterson'S Ice Cream Depot 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 Fairfax County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County Water Authority | Fairfax | 1,121,613 | Community | Surface water |
| Dulles Airport | Fairfax | 76,500 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Fort Belvoir | Fairfax | 39,303 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Vienna, Town of | Fairfax | 27,134 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Herndon, Town of | Fairfax | 24,601 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Fort Belvoir North Area | Fairfax | 11,822 | Non-transient non-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, “Peterson'S Ice Cream Depot, PWSID VA6059626, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/peterson-s-ice-cream-depot-va6059626 (data as of October 1, 2026).