Public water system · VA4097630
ActiveRainbow Acres Campground
At a glance
Rainbow Acres Campground (PWSID VA4097630) is an active transient non-community water system in King and Queen County, Virginia. It reports serving 250 people through 150 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 June 1979.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
250
Service connections
150
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Rainbow Acres Campground compare with other water systems in King and Queen County?
By EPA's size categories, Rainbow Acres Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). King and Queen County has 7 active public water systems, and Rainbow Acres Campground is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 67% above the county average of 150 people per system, and accounts for 24% of the 1,049 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 Rainbow Acres Campground is about 74% above 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 Rainbow Acres Campground?
EPA lists Rainbow Acres Campground 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. 5 of the 7 active systems in King and Queen County (71%) are also privately owned.
Does Rainbow Acres Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
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.
Rainbow Acres Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rainbow Acres Campground?
Rainbow Acres Campground (PWSID VA4097630) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Rainbow Acres Campground serve?
Rainbow Acres Campground reports serving 250 people through 150 service connections in King and Queen County, Virginia.
Where does Rainbow Acres Campground 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 Rainbow Acres Campground 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 June 1979. 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 Rainbow Acres Campground'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Rainbow Acres Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Rainbow Acres Campground 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 King and Queen County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King and Queen Central High Sc | King and Queen | 314 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Tucker Recreation Park | King and Queen | 150 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nicks Steak & Spaghetti | King and Queen | 100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Walkerton Water System, Inc.. | King and Queen | 100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Westmoreland Subdivision | King and Queen | 90 | Community | Groundwater |
| King and Queen Courthouse Complex | King and Queen | 45 | 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, “Rainbow Acres Campground, PWSID VA4097630, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/rainbow-acres-campground-va4097630 (data as of October 1, 2026).