Public water system · VA3183100
ActiveTidewater Christian Service Ca
At a glance
Tidewater Christian Service Ca (PWSID VA3183100) is an active transient non-community water system in Sussex County, Virginia. It reports serving 180 people through 8 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
180
Service connections
8
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Tidewater Christian Service Ca compare with other water systems in Sussex County?
By EPA's size categories, Tidewater Christian Service Ca is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sussex County has 11 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 838 people per system, and accounts for 2% of the 9,215 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 Tidewater Christian Service Ca is about 25% above 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 Tidewater Christian Service Ca?
EPA lists Tidewater Christian Service Ca 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 11 active systems in Sussex County (36%) are also privately owned.
Does Tidewater Christian Service Ca have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. The violations listed here began between July 2003 and January 2019. By type: 3 monitoring, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2003-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 6 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.
Tidewater Christian Service Ca: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tidewater Christian Service Ca?
Tidewater Christian Service Ca (PWSID VA3183100) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Tidewater Christian Service Ca serve?
Tidewater Christian Service Ca reports serving 180 people through 8 service connections in Sussex County, Virginia.
Where does Tidewater Christian Service Ca 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 Tidewater Christian Service Ca have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. 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 Tidewater Christian Service Ca'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 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tidewater Christian Service Ca's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tidewater Christian Service Ca 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 Sussex County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Regional Water Systems | Sussex | 3,214 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waverly, Town of | Sussex | 2,640 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wakefield, Town of | Sussex | 1,116 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sussex Central Schools | Sussex | 1,065 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Se 4h Educational Center | Sussex | 323 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Stony Creek, Town of | Sussex | 273 | 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, “Tidewater Christian Service Ca, PWSID VA3183100, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/tidewater-christian-service-ca-va3183100 (data as of October 1, 2026).