Public water system · VA4115740
ActiveRiverside Convalescent Center
At a glance
Riverside Convalescent Center (PWSID VA4115740) is an active community water system in Mathews County, Virginia. It reports serving 55 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
55
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Riverside Convalescent Center compare with other water systems in Mathews County?
By EPA's size categories, Riverside Convalescent Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mathews County has 33 active public water systems. Its population served is about 56% below the county average of 126 people per system, and accounts for 1.3% of the 4,166 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 Riverside Convalescent Center 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 Riverside Convalescent Center?
EPA lists Riverside Convalescent Center 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. 25 of the 33 active systems in Mathews County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Riverside Convalescent Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between September 1994 and January 2023. By type: 5 contaminant level above the legal limit, 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1999-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1999-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1994-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 10 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.
Riverside Convalescent Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Riverside Convalescent Center?
Riverside Convalescent Center (PWSID VA4115740) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Riverside Convalescent Center serve?
Riverside Convalescent Center reports serving 55 people through 1 service connection in Mathews County, Virginia.
Where does Riverside Convalescent Center 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 Riverside Convalescent Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. 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 Riverside Convalescent Center'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 10 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Riverside Convalescent Center's water quality report?
As a community water system, Riverside Convalescent Center 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 Mathews County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun New Point Rv Resort | Mathews | 530 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mathews High School | Mathews | 480 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mathews Elementary School | Mathews | 437 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Thomas Hunter School | Mathews | 391 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hardee`S-Mathews | Mathews | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mathews Family Ymca | Mathews | 190 | 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, “Riverside Convalescent Center, PWSID VA4115740, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/riverside-convalescent-center-va4115740 (data as of October 1, 2026).