Public water system · VA4115646
ActiveThomas Hunter School
At a glance
Thomas Hunter School (PWSID VA4115646) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Mathews County, Virginia. It reports serving 391 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2001.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
391
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Thomas Hunter School compare with other water systems in Mathews County?
By EPA's size categories, Thomas Hunter School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mathews County has 33 active public water systems, and Thomas Hunter School is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.1 times the county average of 126 people per system, and accounts for 9.4% of the 4,166 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 Thomas Hunter School is roughly in line with 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 Thomas Hunter School?
EPA lists Thomas Hunter School as owned by a local government. 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. 6 of the 33 active systems in Mathews County (18%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Thomas Hunter School have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2001. The violations listed here began between June 1979 and May 2001. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (10 of them). EPA lists 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1993-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1993-03-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1992-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1992-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 11 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 Hunter School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Thomas Hunter School?
Thomas Hunter School (PWSID VA4115646) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Thomas Hunter School serve?
Thomas Hunter School reports serving 391 people through 1 service connection in Mathews County, Virginia.
Where does Thomas Hunter School 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 Thomas Hunter School have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2001. 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 Hunter School'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 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2001. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Thomas Hunter School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Thomas Hunter School 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 Mathews County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun New Point Rv Resort | Mathews | 530 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mathews High School | Mathews | 480 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mathews Elementary School | Mathews | 437 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hardee`S-Mathews | Mathews | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mathews Family Ymca | Mathews | 190 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Richardson'S Cafe | Mathews | 160 | 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, “Thomas Hunter School, PWSID VA4115646, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/thomas-hunter-school-va4115646 (data as of October 1, 2026).