Public water system · VA4193720
ActivePlacid Bay Estates
At a glance
Placid Bay Estates (PWSID VA4193720) is an active community water system in Westmoreland County, Virginia. It reports serving 946 people through 438 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in November 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
946
Service connections
438
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Placid Bay Estates compare with other water systems in Westmoreland County?
By EPA's size categories, Placid Bay Estates is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Westmoreland County has 41 active public water systems, and Placid Bay Estates is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 132% above the county average of 408 people per system, and accounts for 5.7% of the 16,724 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Virginia, the 2,420 active systems average 3,122 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Placid Bay Estates is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Virginia has 844 active community water systems, 35% 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 Placid Bay Estates?
EPA lists Placid Bay Estates 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. 30 of the 41 active systems in Westmoreland County (73%) are also privately owned.
Does Placid Bay Estates have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in November 2005. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-11-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Placid Bay Estates: frequently asked questions
Who runs Placid Bay Estates?
Placid Bay Estates (PWSID VA4193720) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Placid Bay Estates serve?
Placid Bay Estates reports serving 946 people through 438 service connections in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
Where does Placid Bay Estates 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 Placid Bay Estates have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in November 2005. 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 Placid Bay Estates' 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in November 2005. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Placid Bay Estates' water quality report?
As a community water system, Placid Bay Estates must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Westmoreland County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Beach, Town of | Westmoreland | 3,875 | Community | Groundwater |
| Potomac Westmoreland Shores | Westmoreland | 1,743 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cabin Point and Glebe Harbour | Westmoreland | 1,450 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stratford Harbour | Westmoreland | 1,230 | Community | Groundwater |
| Montross, Town of | Westmoreland | 1,163 | Community | Groundwater |
| Berkley Beach - Ebb Tide Beach | Westmoreland | 892 | 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, “Placid Bay Estates, PWSID VA4193720, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/placid-bay-estates-va4193720 (data as of October 1, 2026).