Public water system · VA4193920
ActiveStratford Harbour
At a glance
Stratford Harbour (PWSID VA4193920) is an active community water system in Westmoreland County, Virginia. It reports serving 1,230 people through 492 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1977.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,230
Service connections
492
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Stratford Harbour compare with other water systems in Westmoreland County?
By EPA's size categories, Stratford Harbour is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Westmoreland County has 41 active public water systems, and Stratford Harbour is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3 times the county average of 408 people per system, and accounts for 7.4% of the 16,724 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 Stratford Harbour 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 Stratford Harbour?
EPA lists Stratford Harbour 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. 30 of the 41 active systems in Westmoreland County (73%) are also privately owned.
Does Stratford Harbour have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1977. The violations listed here began between June 1977 and June 1977. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium) and Combined Radium (-226 and -228). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 1977-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Archived |
All 2 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.
Stratford Harbour: frequently asked questions
Who runs Stratford Harbour?
Stratford Harbour (PWSID VA4193920) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Stratford Harbour serve?
Stratford Harbour reports serving 1,230 people through 492 service connections in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
Where does Stratford Harbour 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 Stratford Harbour have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1977. 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 Stratford Harbour'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1977. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Stratford Harbour's water quality report?
As a community water system, Stratford Harbour 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 Westmoreland County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Beach, Town of | Westmoreland | 3,875 | Community | Groundwater |
| Potomac Westmoreland Shores | Westmoreland | 1,743 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cabin Point and Glebe Harbour | Westmoreland | 1,450 | Community | Groundwater |
| Montross, Town of | Westmoreland | 1,163 | Community | Groundwater |
| Placid Bay Estates | Westmoreland | 946 | Community | Groundwater |
| Berkley Beach - Ebb Tide Beach | Westmoreland | 892 | 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, “Stratford Harbour, PWSID VA4193920, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/stratford-harbour-va4193920 (data as of October 1, 2026).