Public water system · VA6033515
ActivePeumansend Creek Regional Jail
At a glance
Peumansend Creek Regional Jail (PWSID VA6033515) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Caroline County, Virginia. It reports serving 396 people through 8 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
396
Service connections
8
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Peumansend Creek Regional Jail compare with other water systems in Caroline County?
By EPA's size categories, Peumansend Creek Regional Jail is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Caroline County has 30 active public water systems, and Peumansend Creek Regional Jail is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 85% above the county average of 214 people per system, and accounts for 6.2% of the 6,432 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Virginia, the 2,420 active systems average 3,122 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Peumansend Creek Regional Jail is roughly in line with that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Virginia has 443 active non-transient non-community water systems, 18% 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 Peumansend Creek Regional Jail?
EPA lists Peumansend Creek Regional Jail 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. 3 of the 30 active systems in Caroline County (10%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Peumansend Creek Regional Jail have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2008 and October 2024. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate-Nitrite (3 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Berylliumcode 1075 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Mercurycode 1035 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Seleniumcode 1045 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Thalliumcode 1085 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | 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.
Peumansend Creek Regional Jail: frequently asked questions
Who runs Peumansend Creek Regional Jail?
Peumansend Creek Regional Jail (PWSID VA6033515) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Peumansend Creek Regional Jail serve?
Peumansend Creek Regional Jail reports serving 396 people through 8 service connections in Caroline County, Virginia.
Where does Peumansend Creek Regional Jail 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 Peumansend Creek Regional Jail have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Peumansend Creek Regional Jail'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Peumansend Creek Regional Jail's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Peumansend Creek Regional Jail is a non-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 Caroline County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Winds Campground | Caroline | 2,065 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bowling Green, Town of | Caroline | 1,233 | Community | Groundwater |
| Port Royal, Town of | Caroline | 327 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hornes | Caroline | 275 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Cedar Ridge MHP | Caroline | 200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fort Ap Hill - Headquarters | Caroline | 180 | 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, “Peumansend Creek Regional Jail, PWSID VA6033515, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/peumansend-creek-regional-jail-va6033515 (data as of October 1, 2026).