Public water system · VA1185626
ActivePorter Farm Subd Water Assoc
At a glance
Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc (PWSID VA1185626) is an active community water system in Tazewell County, Virginia. It reports serving 82 people through 50 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
82
Service connections
50
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc compare with other water systems in Tazewell County?
By EPA's size categories, Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Tazewell County has 20 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,623 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 32,452 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 Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc 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 Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc?
EPA lists Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc 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. 4 of the 20 active systems in Tazewell County (20%) are also privately owned.
Does Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020. The violations listed here began between September 1998 and August 2020. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chlorine (4 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-07-01 | Required treatment not metFailure to Filter (SWTR) · code 42 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Archived |
| 1998-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc: frequently asked questions
Who runs Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc?
Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc (PWSID VA1185626) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc serve?
Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc reports serving 82 people through 50 service connections in Tazewell County, Virginia.
Where does Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc 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 Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020. 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 Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc's water quality report?
As a community water system, Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc 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 Tazewell County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluefield, Town of | Tazewell | 5,811 | Community | Surface water |
| Tazewell, Town of | Tazewell | 5,007 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Richlands, Town of | Tazewell | 4,564 | Community | Surface water |
| Baptist Valley | Tazewell | 3,857 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Claypool Hill Tazewell Co Psa | Tazewell | 3,322 | Community | Surface water |
| Eastern Tazewell County | Tazewell | 2,952 | 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, “Porter Farm Subd Water Assoc, PWSID VA1185626, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/porter-farm-subd-water-assoc-va1185626 (data as of October 1, 2026).