Public water system · VA2109265
ActiveSesmau Jerdone Island
At a glance
Sesmau Jerdone Island (PWSID VA2109265) is an active community water system in Louisa County, Virginia. It reports serving 50 people through 35 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
35
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Sesmau Jerdone Island compare with other water systems in Louisa County?
By EPA's size categories, Sesmau Jerdone Island is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Louisa County has 33 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 582 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 19,199 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 Sesmau Jerdone Island 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 Sesmau Jerdone Island?
EPA lists Sesmau Jerdone Island 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. 24 of the 33 active systems in Louisa County (73%) are also privately owned.
Does Sesmau Jerdone Island have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between April 2025 and April 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are 1,2-Dichloropropane, Xylenes, Total, Vinyl chloride and Carbon tetrachloride. EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Sesmau Jerdone Island: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sesmau Jerdone Island?
Sesmau Jerdone Island (PWSID VA2109265) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Sesmau Jerdone Island serve?
Sesmau Jerdone Island reports serving 50 people through 35 service connections in Louisa County, Virginia.
Where does Sesmau Jerdone Island 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 Sesmau Jerdone Island have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. 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 Sesmau Jerdone Island'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sesmau Jerdone Island's water quality report?
As a community water system, Sesmau Jerdone Island 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 Louisa County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa County Water Authority | Louisa | 4,254 | Community | Surface water |
| Louisa County Zion Crossroads | Louisa | 2,903 | Community | Groundwater |
| Blue Ridge Shores | Louisa | 1,707 | Community | Groundwater |
| Louisa, Town of | Louisa | 1,555 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| North Anna Power Station | Louisa | 1,200 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Shenandoah Crossing | Louisa | 950 | 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, “Sesmau Jerdone Island, PWSID VA2109265, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/sesmau-jerdone-island-va2109265 (data as of October 1, 2026).