Public water system · VA5029770
ActiveSaint Thomas Aquinas Seminary
At a glance
Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary (PWSID VA5029770) is an active community water system in Buckingham County, Virginia. It reports serving 150 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary compare with other water systems in Buckingham County?
By EPA's size categories, Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Buckingham County has 13 active public water systems, and Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 563 people per system, and accounts for 2% of the 7,322 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 Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary 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 Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary?
EPA lists Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary 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. 10 of the 13 active systems in Buckingham County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2017 and July 2024. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-04-15 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary: frequently asked questions
Who runs Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary?
Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary (PWSID VA5029770) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary serve?
Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary reports serving 150 people through 2 service connections in Buckingham County, Virginia.
Where does Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary 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 Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. 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 Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary's water quality report?
As a community water system, Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary 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 Buckingham County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckingham Co Water System | Buckingham | 5,759 | Community | Surface water |
| The Bridge Ministry | Buckingham | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| James River State Park | Buckingham | 236 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Nazarene Camp | Buckingham | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ali'S Marketplace | Buckingham | 100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Central Virginia Community Health Center | Buckingham | 95 | 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, “Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary, PWSID VA5029770, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/saint-thomas-aquinas-seminary-va5029770 (data as of October 1, 2026).