Public water system · VA3093600
ActiveSmithfield Fresh Meats Corp. - South
At a glance
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. - South (PWSID VA3093600) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. It reports serving 49 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
49
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. - South compare with other water systems in Isle of Wight County?
By EPA's size categories, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. - South is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Isle of Wight County has 34 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 765 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 26,002 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Virginia, the 2,420 active systems average 3,122 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. - South is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Virginia has 443 active non-transient non-community water systems, 18% 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 Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. - South?
EPA lists Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. - South 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 34 active systems in Isle of Wight County (71%) are also privately owned.
Does Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. - South have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023. The violations listed here began between October 1980 and August 2023. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 3 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 of them). EPA lists 9 as archived and 3 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-18 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1980-10-09 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Fluoridecode 1025 | Yes | Archived |
| 1980-10-09 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Fluoridecode 1025 | Yes | Archived |
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.
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. - South: frequently asked questions
Who runs Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. - South?
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. - South (PWSID VA3093600) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. - South serve?
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. - South reports serving 49 people through 1 service connection in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.
Where does Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. - South 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 Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. - South have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023. 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 Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. - South'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, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. - South's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. - South is a non-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 Isle of Wight County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithfield, Town of | Isle of Wight | 8,089 | Community | Groundwater |
| Northern Development Service Dist. | Isle of Wight | 7,050 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Windsor, Town of | Isle of Wight | 2,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gatling Pointe | Isle of Wight | 1,470 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. - North | Isle of Wight | 1,050 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Camptown | Isle of Wight | 855 | Community | Purchased 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, “Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. - South, PWSID VA3093600, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/smithfield-fresh-meats-corp-south-va3093600 (data as of October 1, 2026).