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Thomas Bridge Water Corp

At a glance

Thomas Bridge Water Corp (PWSID VA1173770) is an active community water system in Smyth County, Virginia. It reports serving 3,500 people through 1,827 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

3,500

Service connections

1,827

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDVA1173770

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served3,500

Service connections1,827

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyVA state drinking water program

City served—

StateVirginia

ZIP—

CountySmyth County

How does Thomas Bridge Water Corp compare with other water systems in Smyth County?

By EPA's size categories, Thomas Bridge Water Corp is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Smyth County has 19 active public water systems, and Thomas Bridge Water Corp is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 162% above the county average of 1,338 people per system, and accounts for 14% of the 25,421 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 Thomas Bridge Water Corp is about half of 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 110 Virginia systems (4.5%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Thomas Bridge Water Corp?

EPA lists Thomas Bridge Water Corp 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. 3 of the 19 active systems in Smyth County (16%) are also privately owned.

Does Thomas Bridge Water Corp have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. The violations listed here began between August 1995 and January 2021. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 4 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 6 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
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2007-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
2005-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2004-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Carbon, totalcode 2920	No	Resolved
2003-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2000-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
1995-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived

All 8 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.

Thomas Bridge Water Corp: frequently asked questions

Who runs Thomas Bridge Water Corp?

Thomas Bridge Water Corp (PWSID VA1173770) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.

How many people does Thomas Bridge Water Corp serve?

Thomas Bridge Water Corp reports serving 3,500 people through 1,827 service connections in Smyth County, Virginia.

Where does Thomas Bridge Water Corp get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Thomas Bridge Water Corp have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. 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 Thomas Bridge Water Corp'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 8 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Thomas Bridge Water Corp's water quality report?

As a community water system, Thomas Bridge Water Corp 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 Smyth County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Marion, Town of	Smyth	8,500	Community	Surface water
Chilhowie, Town of	Smyth	4,625	Community	Purchased groundwater under influence
Saltville, Town of	Smyth	2,204	Community	Groundwater
Watsons Gap Water System	Smyth	1,892	Community	Groundwater
Rye Valley Water Authority	Smyth	1,276	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Walker Creek	Smyth	1,135	Community	Purchased groundwater under influence

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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, “Thomas Bridge Water Corp, PWSID VA1173770, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/thomas-bridge-water-corp-va1173770 (data as of October 1, 2026).