Public water system · VA5029225
ActiveThe Bridge Ministry
At a glance
The Bridge Ministry (PWSID VA5029225) is an active transient non-community water system in Buckingham County, Virginia. It reports serving 500 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
500
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does The Bridge Ministry compare with other water systems in Buckingham County?
By EPA's size categories, The Bridge Ministry is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Buckingham County has 13 active public water systems, and The Bridge Ministry is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 11% below the county average of 563 people per system, and accounts for 6.8% of the 7,322 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 The Bridge Ministry is about 3.5 times 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 The Bridge Ministry?
EPA lists The Bridge Ministry 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 13 active systems in Buckingham County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does The Bridge Ministry have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between October 2016 and July 2023. By type: 10 monitoring and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (10 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-29 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-29 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
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.
The Bridge Ministry: frequently asked questions
Who runs The Bridge Ministry?
The Bridge Ministry (PWSID VA5029225) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does The Bridge Ministry serve?
The Bridge Ministry reports serving 500 people through 1 service connection in Buckingham County, Virginia.
Where does The Bridge Ministry 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 The Bridge Ministry have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 The Bridge Ministry'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find The Bridge Ministry's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. The Bridge Ministry 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 Buckingham County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckingham Co Water System | Buckingham | 5,759 | Community | Surface water |
| James River State Park | Buckingham | 236 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Nazarene Camp | Buckingham | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary | Buckingham | 150 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ali'S Marketplace | Buckingham | 100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Central Virginia Community Health Center | Buckingham | 95 | Non-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, “The Bridge Ministry, PWSID VA5029225, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/the-bridge-ministry-va5029225 (data as of October 1, 2026).