Public water system · VA4036870
ActiveUpper Shirley Vineyards
At a glance
Upper Shirley Vineyards (PWSID VA4036870) is an active transient non-community water system in Charles City County, Virginia. It reports serving 25 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Upper Shirley Vineyards compare with other water systems in Charles City County?
By EPA's size categories, Upper Shirley Vineyards is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Charles City County has 20 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 141 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 2,812 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 Shirley Vineyards is well below 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 Shirley Vineyards?
EPA lists Upper Shirley Vineyards 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. 14 of the 20 active systems in Charles City County (70%) are also privately owned.
Does Upper Shirley Vineyards have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
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 Shirley Vineyards: frequently asked questions
Who runs Upper Shirley Vineyards?
Upper Shirley Vineyards (PWSID VA4036870) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Upper Shirley Vineyards serve?
Upper Shirley Vineyards reports serving 25 people through 3 service connections in Charles City County, Virginia.
Where does Upper Shirley Vineyards 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 Shirley Vineyards 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 April 2016. 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 Shirley Vineyards' 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 April 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Upper Shirley Vineyards' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Upper Shirley Vineyards 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 Charles City County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles City School Complex | Charles City | 965 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Wayside Area | Charles City | 368 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mt Zion/Rustic Area | Charles City | 243 | Community | Groundwater |
| Roxbury Industrial Park | Charles City | 223 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Indian Fields Tavern | Charles City | 150 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Glendale Acres | Charles City | 87 | 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 Shirley Vineyards, PWSID VA4036870, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/upper-shirley-vineyards-va4036870 (data as of October 1, 2026).