Public water system · VA3175370
ActiveSouthampton Power Station
At a glance
Southampton Power Station (PWSID VA3175370) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Southampton County, Virginia. It reports serving 35 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
35
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Southampton Power Station compare with other water systems in Southampton County?
By EPA's size categories, Southampton Power Station is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Southampton County has 34 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 329 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 11,198 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 Southampton Power Station 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 Southampton Power Station?
EPA lists Southampton Power Station 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. 18 of the 34 active systems in Southampton County (53%) are also privately owned.
Does Southampton Power Station have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. The violations listed here began between July 1993 and September 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2005-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2000-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1995-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
All 9 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.
Southampton Power Station: frequently asked questions
Who runs Southampton Power Station?
Southampton Power Station (PWSID VA3175370) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Southampton Power Station serve?
Southampton Power Station reports serving 35 people through 2 service connections in Southampton County, Virginia.
Where does Southampton Power Station 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 Southampton Power Station have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Southampton Power Station'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 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Southampton Power Station's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Southampton Power Station 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 Southampton County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton High School | Southampton | 2,000 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Boykins-Branchville System | Southampton | 1,430 | Community | Groundwater |
| Courtland, Town of | Southampton | 1,284 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mid Atlantic Dairy Queen of Va | Southampton | 800 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Newsoms Town of | Southampton | 550 | Community | Groundwater |
| Southampton Meadows | Southampton | 500 | 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, “Southampton Power Station, PWSID VA3175370, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/southampton-power-station-va3175370 (data as of October 1, 2026).