Public water system · VA6177357
ActiveRocky Branch - Marina & Lower Campground
At a glance
Rocky Branch - Marina & Lower Campground (PWSID VA6177357) is an active transient non-community water system in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. It reports serving 106 people through 25 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
106
Service connections
25
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Rocky Branch - Marina & Lower Campground compare with other water systems in Spotsylvania County?
By EPA's size categories, Rocky Branch - Marina & Lower Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Spotsylvania County has 36 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,956 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 106,400 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 Rocky Branch - Marina & Lower Campground is about 26% 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 Rocky Branch - Marina & Lower Campground?
EPA lists Rocky Branch - Marina & Lower 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. 22 of the 36 active systems in Spotsylvania County (61%) are also privately owned.
Does Rocky Branch - Marina & Lower Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2018 and May 2023. By type: 6 monitoring, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-28 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
All 9 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.
Rocky Branch - Marina & Lower Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rocky Branch - Marina & Lower Campground?
Rocky Branch - Marina & Lower Campground (PWSID VA6177357) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Rocky Branch - Marina & Lower Campground serve?
Rocky Branch - Marina & Lower Campground reports serving 106 people through 25 service connections in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
Where does Rocky Branch - Marina & Lower 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 Rocky Branch - Marina & Lower Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 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 Rocky Branch - Marina & Lower 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 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Rocky Branch - Marina & Lower Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Rocky Branch - Marina & Lower 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 Spotsylvania County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotsylvania County Utilities | Spotsylvania | 95,686 | Community | Surface water |
| Lake Wilderness | Spotsylvania | 2,513 | Community | Groundwater |
| Spotsy Co Hs (Incl Post Oak Ms) | Spotsylvania | 2,000 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Wilderness Camping Resorts | Spotsylvania | 1,545 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lake Anna State Park - Sections A & B | Spotsylvania | 815 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Livingston Elementary School | Spotsylvania | 556 | 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, “Rocky Branch - Marina & Lower Campground, PWSID VA6177357, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/rocky-branch-marina-lower-campground-va6177357 (data as of October 1, 2026).