Public water system · VA2003877
ActiveWalnut Creek Park
At a glance
Walnut Creek Park (PWSID VA2003877) is an active transient non-community water system in Albemarle County, Virginia. It reports serving 150 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 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Walnut Creek Park compare with other water systems in Albemarle County?
By EPA's size categories, Walnut Creek Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Albemarle County has 63 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,634 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 102,924 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 Walnut Creek Park is roughly in line with 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 Walnut Creek Park?
EPA lists Walnut Creek 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. 18 of the 63 active systems in Albemarle County (29%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Walnut Creek Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023. The violations listed here began between July 2017 and June 2023. By type: 7 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (8 of them). EPA lists 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 8 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.
Walnut Creek Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Walnut Creek Park?
Walnut Creek Park (PWSID VA2003877) 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 Walnut Creek Park serve?
Walnut Creek Park reports serving 150 people through 1 service connection in Albemarle County, Virginia.
Where does Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023. 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 Walnut Creek 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 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Walnut Creek Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Walnut Creek 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 Albemarle County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acsa Urban Area | Albemarle | 77,408 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Acsa Crozet | Albemarle | 12,415 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| I64 Rest Area Wbl | Albemarle | 1,001 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| I64 Rest Area Ebl | Albemarle | 1,001 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Acsa Scottsville | Albemarle | 710 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Chris Greene Lake - Park Side | Albemarle | 635 | 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, “Walnut Creek Park, PWSID VA2003877, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/walnut-creek-park-va2003877 (data as of October 1, 2026).