Public water system · VA1185759
ActiveTazewell Motel
At a glance
Tazewell Motel (PWSID VA1185759) is an active transient non-community water system in Tazewell County, Virginia. It reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Tazewell Motel compare with other water systems in Tazewell County?
By EPA's size categories, Tazewell Motel is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Tazewell County has 20 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,623 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 32,452 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Virginia, the 2,420 active systems average 3,122 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Tazewell Motel is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Virginia has 1,133 active transient non-community water systems, 47% 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 Tazewell Motel?
EPA lists Tazewell Motel 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. 4 of the 20 active systems in Tazewell County (20%) are also privately owned.
Does Tazewell Motel have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2008. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Tazewell Motel: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tazewell Motel?
Tazewell Motel (PWSID VA1185759) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Tazewell Motel serve?
Tazewell Motel reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection in Tazewell County, Virginia.
Where does Tazewell Motel 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 Tazewell Motel have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2008. 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 Tazewell Motel'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2008. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tazewell Motel's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tazewell Motel is a 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 Tazewell County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluefield, Town of | Tazewell | 5,811 | Community | Surface water |
| Tazewell, Town of | Tazewell | 5,007 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Richlands, Town of | Tazewell | 4,564 | Community | Surface water |
| Baptist Valley | Tazewell | 3,857 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Claypool Hill Tazewell Co Psa | Tazewell | 3,322 | Community | Surface water |
| Eastern Tazewell County | Tazewell | 2,952 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Tazewell Motel, PWSID VA1185759, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/tazewell-motel-va1185759 (data as of October 1, 2026).