Public water system · VA3181800
ActiveSurry Power Station
At a glance
Surry Power Station (PWSID VA3181800) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Surry County, Virginia. It reports serving 950 people through 8 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1993.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
950
Service connections
8
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Surry Power Station compare with other water systems in Surry County?
By EPA's size categories, Surry Power Station is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Surry County has 21 active public water systems, and Surry Power Station is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.5 times the county average of 273 people per system, and accounts for 17% of the 5,741 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 Surry Power Station is about 121% above 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 Surry Power Station?
EPA lists Surry 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. 10 of the 21 active systems in Surry County (48%) are also privately owned.
Does Surry Power Station have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1993. The violations listed here began between February 1991 and June 1993. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1991-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Surry Power Station: frequently asked questions
Who runs Surry Power Station?
Surry Power Station (PWSID VA3181800) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Surry Power Station serve?
Surry Power Station reports serving 950 people through 8 service connections in Surry County, Virginia.
Where does Surry 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 Surry Power Station have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1993. 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 Surry 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 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1993. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Surry Power Station's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Surry 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 Surry County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surry Schools | Surry | 1,153 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Surry, Town of | Surry | 490 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dendron, Town of | Surry | 360 | Community | Groundwater |
| Claremont, Town of | Surry | 327 | Community | Groundwater |
| Camp Pipsico Lions I (Main) | Surry | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Chippokes State Park-Plantation | Surry | 229 | Transient non-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, “Surry Power Station, PWSID VA3181800, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/surry-power-station-va3181800 (data as of October 1, 2026).