Public water system · VA3095850
ActiveUpper County Park
At a glance
Upper County Park (PWSID VA3095850) is an active transient non-community water system in James City County, Virginia. It reports serving 350 people through 7 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
350
Service connections
7
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Upper County Park compare with other water systems in James City County?
By EPA's size categories, Upper County Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). James City County has 21 active public water systems, and Upper County Park is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,960 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 62,159 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 Upper County Park is about 143% 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 Upper County Park?
EPA lists Upper County Park 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 21 active systems in James City County (29%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Upper County Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Upper County Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Upper County Park?
Upper County Park (PWSID VA3095850) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Upper County Park serve?
Upper County Park reports serving 350 people through 7 service connections in James City County, Virginia.
Where does Upper County Park 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 Upper County Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. 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 Upper County Park'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Upper County Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Upper County Park 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 James City County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jcsa - Central System | James City | 57,726 | Community | Groundwater |
| York River State Park-Taskinas Point | James City | 750 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Star Express | James City | 390 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Wexford Hills - Jcsa | James City | 360 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chickahominy Riverfront Park | James City | 324 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| The Maine of Williamsburg | James City | 310 | 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, “Upper County Park, PWSID VA3095850, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/upper-county-park-va3095850 (data as of October 1, 2026).