Public water system · VA6177362
ActiveRocky Branch - Upper Campground
At a glance
Rocky Branch - Upper Campground (PWSID VA6177362) is an active transient non-community water system in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. It reports serving 50 people through 26 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
26
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Rocky Branch - Upper Campground compare with other water systems in Spotsylvania County?
By EPA's size categories, Rocky Branch - Upper 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 - Upper Campground is about 65% 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 - Upper Campground?
EPA lists Rocky Branch - Upper 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 - Upper Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between January 2018 and January 2026. By type: 5 monitoring, 3 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-05-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-04-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Corrective/Expedited Actions (RTCR) · code 2C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-12-14 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | 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 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.
Rocky Branch - Upper Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rocky Branch - Upper Campground?
Rocky Branch - Upper Campground (PWSID VA6177362) 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 - Upper Campground serve?
Rocky Branch - Upper Campground reports serving 50 people through 26 service connections in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
Where does Rocky Branch - Upper 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 - Upper Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 - Upper 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 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Rocky Branch - Upper Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Rocky Branch - Upper 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 - Upper Campground, PWSID VA6177362, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/rocky-branch-upper-campground-va6177362 (data as of October 1, 2026).