Public water system · VA4133800
ActiveSherwood Forest Shores
At a glance
Sherwood Forest Shores (PWSID VA4133800) is an active community water system in Northumberland County, Virginia. It reports serving 421 people through 170 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in December 1991.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
421
Service connections
170
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Sherwood Forest Shores compare with other water systems in Northumberland County?
By EPA's size categories, Sherwood Forest Shores is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Northumberland County has 61 active public water systems, and Sherwood Forest Shores is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 168% above the county average of 157 people per system, and accounts for 4.4% of the 9,598 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 Sherwood Forest Shores 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 Sherwood Forest Shores?
EPA lists Sherwood Forest Shores 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. 59 of the 61 active systems in Northumberland County (97%) are also privately owned.
Does Sherwood Forest Shores have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in December 1991. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Sherwood Forest Shores: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sherwood Forest Shores?
Sherwood Forest Shores (PWSID VA4133800) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Sherwood Forest Shores serve?
Sherwood Forest Shores reports serving 421 people through 170 service connections in Northumberland County, Virginia.
Where does Sherwood Forest Shores 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 Sherwood Forest Shores have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in December 1991. 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 Sherwood Forest Shores' 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 one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in December 1991. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sherwood Forest Shores' water quality report?
As a community water system, Sherwood Forest Shores 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 Northumberland County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland Middle/High School | Northumberland | 899 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Northumberland Elementary School | Northumberland | 830 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bay Quarter Shores | Northumberland | 726 | Community | Groundwater |
| Camp Kittamaqund Girl Scouts | Northumberland | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Reedville, Town of | Northumberland | 480 | Community | Groundwater |
| Callao | Northumberland | 393 | 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, “Sherwood Forest Shores, PWSID VA4133800, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/sherwood-forest-shores-va4133800 (data as of October 1, 2026).