Public water system · VA4036800
ActiveSign Post Estates
At a glance
Sign Post Estates (PWSID VA4036800) is an active community water system in Charles City County, Virginia. It reports serving 75 people through 36 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
36
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Sign Post Estates compare with other water systems in Charles City County?
By EPA's size categories, Sign Post Estates is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Charles City County has 20 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 141 people per system, and accounts for 2.7% of the 2,812 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 Sign Post Estates 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 Sign Post Estates?
EPA lists Sign Post Estates 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. 14 of the 20 active systems in Charles City County (70%) are also privately owned.
Does Sign Post Estates have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and March 2026. By type: 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 monitoring and reporting and 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 4 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-08 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-02 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Archived |
All 11 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.
Sign Post Estates: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sign Post Estates?
Sign Post Estates (PWSID VA4036800) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Sign Post Estates serve?
Sign Post Estates reports serving 75 people through 36 service connections in Charles City County, Virginia.
Where does Sign Post Estates 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 Sign Post Estates have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 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 Sign Post Estates' 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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sign Post Estates' water quality report?
As a community water system, Sign Post Estates 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 Charles City County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles City School Complex | Charles City | 965 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Wayside Area | Charles City | 368 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mt Zion/Rustic Area | Charles City | 243 | Community | Groundwater |
| Roxbury Industrial Park | Charles City | 223 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Indian Fields Tavern | Charles City | 150 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Glendale Acres | Charles City | 87 | 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, “Sign Post Estates, PWSID VA4036800, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/sign-post-estates-va4036800 (data as of October 1, 2026).