Public water system · VA5067764
ActivePhilpott Res - Horseshoe Point-Utility
At a glance
Philpott Res - Horseshoe Point-Utility (PWSID VA5067764) is an active transient non-community water system in Franklin County, Virginia. It reports serving 100 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
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Philpott Res - Horseshoe Point-Utility compare with other water systems in Franklin County?
By EPA's size categories, Philpott Res - Horseshoe Point-Utility is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Franklin County has 60 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 325 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 19,484 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Virginia, the 2,420 active systems average 3,122 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Philpott Res - Horseshoe Point-Utility is about 31% 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 - Horseshoe Point-Utility?
EPA lists Philpott Res - Horseshoe Point-Utility 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. 7 of the 60 active systems in Franklin County (12%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Philpott Res - Horseshoe Point-Utility 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 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) and Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium). 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 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Archived |
| 1977-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | 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 - Horseshoe Point-Utility: frequently asked questions
Who runs Philpott Res - Horseshoe Point-Utility?
Philpott Res - Horseshoe Point-Utility (PWSID VA5067764) 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 - Horseshoe Point-Utility serve?
Philpott Res - Horseshoe Point-Utility reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Franklin County, Virginia.
Where does Philpott Res - Horseshoe Point-Utility 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 - Horseshoe Point-Utility 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 - Horseshoe Point-Utility'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 - Horseshoe Point-Utility's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Philpott Res - Horseshoe Point-Utility 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 Franklin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mount, Town of | Franklin | 6,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Westlake Area Public Water System | Franklin | 3,525 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Wvwa Ferrum Water System | Franklin | 1,996 | Community | Groundwater |
| The Waters Edge | Franklin | 949 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dillards Hill | Franklin | 755 | Community | Groundwater |
| Park Place | Franklin | 501 | 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 - Horseshoe Point-Utility, PWSID VA5067764, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/philpott-res-horseshoe-point-utility-va5067764 (data as of October 1, 2026).