Public water system · VA3001330

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Tyson Farms, Inc.

At a glance

Tyson Farms, Inc. (PWSID VA3001330) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Accomack County, Virginia. It reports serving 1,100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2019.

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

Population served

1,100

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDVA3001330

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,100

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyVA state drinking water program

City served—

StateVirginia

ZIP—

CountyAccomack County

How does Tyson Farms, Inc. compare with other water systems in Accomack County?

By EPA's size categories, Tyson Farms, Inc. is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Accomack County has 69 active public water systems, and Tyson Farms, Inc. is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 165% above the county average of 415 people per system, and accounts for 3.8% of the 28,661 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 Tyson Farms, Inc. is about 156% above 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 Tyson Farms, Inc.?

EPA lists Tyson Farms, Inc. 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. 53 of the 69 active systems in Accomack County (77%) are also privately owned.

Does Tyson Farms, Inc. have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2019. The violations listed here began between June 1977 and February 2019. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 3 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 5 as archived and 4 as resolved. 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. 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
2019-02-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2013-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2011-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2000-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1993-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
1993-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1992-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1977-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	No	Archived
1977-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	No	Archived

All 9 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.

Tyson Farms, Inc.: frequently asked questions

Who runs Tyson Farms, Inc.?

Tyson Farms, Inc. (PWSID VA3001330) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.

How many people does Tyson Farms, Inc. serve?

Tyson Farms, Inc. reports serving 1,100 people through 1 service connection in Accomack County, Virginia.

Where does Tyson Farms, Inc. 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 Tyson Farms, Inc. have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 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 Tyson Farms, Inc.'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 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Tyson Farms, Inc.'s water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tyson Farms, Inc. 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 Accomack County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Chincoteague, Town of	Accomack	3,344	Community	Groundwater
Captains Cove	Accomack	2,380	Community	Groundwater
Perdue Farms Inc.	Accomack	1,800	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Nasa Wallops Flight Facility	Accomack	1,625	Community	Groundwater
Onancock, Town of	Accomack	1,525	Community	Groundwater
New Church Information Center	Accomack	999	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, “Tyson Farms, Inc., PWSID VA3001330, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/tyson-farms-inc-va3001330 (data as of October 1, 2026).