Public water system · VA5089626
ActivePhilpott Res - Bowens Creek-Beach
At a glance
Philpott Res - Bowens Creek-Beach (PWSID VA5089626) is an active transient non-community water system in Henry County, Virginia. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1977.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Philpott Res - Bowens Creek-Beach compare with other water systems in Henry County?
By EPA's size categories, Philpott Res - Bowens Creek-Beach is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Henry County has 16 active public water systems. Its population served is about 24% below the county average of 66 people per system, and accounts for 4.7% of the 1,057 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 Philpott Res - Bowens Creek-Beach is about 65% 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 Philpott Res - Bowens Creek-Beach?
EPA lists Philpott Res - Bowens Creek-Beach as owned by the federal 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. 1 of the 16 active systems in Henry County (6.3%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Philpott Res - Bowens Creek-Beach have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1977. The violations listed here began between June 1977 and June 1977. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium) and Combined Radium (-226 and -228). EPA lists 2 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 1977-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | 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.
Philpott Res - Bowens Creek-Beach: frequently asked questions
Who runs Philpott Res - Bowens Creek-Beach?
Philpott Res - Bowens Creek-Beach (PWSID VA5089626) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Philpott Res - Bowens Creek-Beach serve?
Philpott Res - Bowens Creek-Beach reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Henry County, Virginia.
Where does Philpott Res - Bowens Creek-Beach 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 Philpott Res - Bowens Creek-Beach have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1977. 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 Philpott Res - Bowens Creek-Beach'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 June 1977. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Philpott Res - Bowens Creek-Beach's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Philpott Res - Bowens Creek-Beach 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 Henry County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmart #4 | Henry | 250 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ridgeway Trailer Park | Henry | 120 | Community | Groundwater |
| Virginia Glass LLC | Henry | 100 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Victory Baptist Academy | Henry | 80 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bassett Mirror Co.-Philpott | Henry | 75 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Fairfield Mobile Home Park | Henry | 60 | 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, “Philpott Res - Bowens Creek-Beach, PWSID VA5089626, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/philpott-res-bowens-creek-beach-va5089626 (data as of October 1, 2026).